Black Dog

Year: 2024

Director: George Jaques

Writer: George Jaques, Jamie Flatters

Producer: George Jaques, Ken Petrie, Jamie Flatters, Ian Sharp

Executive Producers: David Parfitt

Cast: Jamie Flatters, Keenan Munn-Francis

Production Company: Athenaeum Productions, 27 Ten Productions in association with Trademark Films and Sharp House  

Synopsis

An extrovert foster kid desperate to see his sister ends up on an unexpected road trip with an introverted fellow teen in actor-turned-director George Jaques’s funny and touching tale of friendship and moving on.

Jamie Flatters (Avatar: The Way of Water) and newcomer Keenan Munn-Francis prove great company in this funny and touching coming of age story from actor-turned-director George Jaques (A Town Called Malice). Extroverted loose cannon foster kid Nathan (Flatters) is the polar opposite of the buttoned-up Sam (Munn-Francis) but when they unexpectedly end up leaving London on a road trip to Scotland together a journey of connection is about to begin.

Jaques (who co-wrote the script with Flatters) creates a road trip to remember, blending high energy comedy with moments of poignant connection as the pair learn about one another and themselves. 

More information

Premiere: Black Dog had its Scottish premiere at Glasgow Film Festival 2024.

The film’s producer Ken Petrie is part of Film FastTrack, scripted producer development programme supported by Screen Scotland.

Image credits

Still from Black Dog, courtesy of BLACK DOG SPV Limited