September2025
‘A Tight 5 Hours’ selected for the Nottingham Film Festival 2025
The Hugo and Clay Production A Tight Five Hours, focusing on Ewan McPherson’s experiences as a queer stammering comic, has now been selected for the Nottingham Film Festival 2025!
The short documentary, which was partly funded by SQIFF (the Scottish Queer International Film Festival), has already been a finalist in the West Lothian Film Festival 2025 plus was nominated for the Atlantis Awards 2025. This is now the sixth festival that the film has been selected to be shown at.
’Tight 5’ has managed to raise awareness of the challenges that those that stammer faced, and an article was published by Ewan on the support organisation STAMMA’s website.
The Nottingham Film Festival runs from 3rd November - 9th November. Full details of the screening will be released by the organisers in due course.
Image - a laurel with the words ‘Nottingham Film Festival’ and a sunrise in the middle.
September 2025
Just as My First Punk Gig - Derek’s Tale gets nominated for the Echoes Film Festival…My First Punk Gig 3 goes into production!
Proving that punk is indeed not dead - Hugo and Clay Productions are proud to say that not only has ‘Punk Gig - Derek’s Tale’, got into the Echoes Film Festival 2025, but 'Punk Gig 3’ is now well into production!
Now in it’s fourth year, the Echoes Film Festival is held in Corfu and has a major focus on music documentaries. Derek’s Tale has been nominated for the Best Student Film. Derek himself is absolutely honoured as it’s been two years since the account of overcoming homophobia to find his tribe amongst Glasgow’s punks in the seventies has been released.
On top of that - Punk Gig 3 is well in production. More on the contributor later!
To arrange a viewing of Derek’s Tale, please contact Hugo and Clay Productions.
July 2025
A Tight 5 Hours reaches ‘Honourable Mention’ status at the West Lothian Film Festival!
The Hugo and Clay Production A Tight Five Hours, focusing on Ewan McPherson’s experiences as a queer stammering comic, has now not only been selected by the wonderful people at the West Lothian Film Festival - but has reached ‘Honourable Mention’ Status!
It will be shown on Saturday 20th July at the Mercure Hotels and tickets can be brought via the website link above.
The West Lothian Film Festival is in it’s second year and this is the second H & C film to have been selected by the film festival. The festival, which aims to highlight filmmaking and provide networking opportunities in and around West Lothian, is run by Christopher McPhillips. The film is in the category “Best Short Film” sponsored by Condor Entertainment and the charity partner this year is Breast Friends and Family.
May 2025
New Documentary Production Showreel!
Hugo and Clay Productions’ Ewan McPherson has updated his documentary showreel.
Featuring clips from the festival selected and award-winning A Tight Five Hours, My First Punk Gig - Derek’s Tale, and A Mix of Performance of Truth, it shows the unique style of how fascinating stories are captured through documentary filmmaking.
To get in touch to arrange showings or to discuss future collaborations, please contact Hugo and Clay Productions.
April 2025
A Tight 5 Hours selected for Vermont’s Neurovisions Festival!
The Hugo and Clay Production A Tight Five Hours, focusing on Ewan McPherson’s experiences as a queer stammering comic, has been selected for the inaugural Neurovisions Festival in Vermont, USA.
This special festival is dedicated to filmmakers who are neurodiverse or films including neurodiversity as a subject matter. Hugo and Clay Productions are extremely honoured that this short documentary has been selected, not only to raise awareness of stammering but also of ADHD, which Ewan McPherson is diagnosed with.
January 2025
The success continues - who said punk was dead?
The success of our short film, My First Punk Gig - Derek’s Tale, continues with the fantastic news that it reached Finalist Status in the London Director Awards 2025!
Although it did not reach the nomination status, everyone who worked on this film is absolutely flattered that the contributor, Derek McLuckie, has had his story recognised by this particular IMDB qualifying festival. The film did extremely well in the competition to reach Finalist Status and we are very grateful to the London Director Awards Team for the accolade. We are also in with a chance to win $500 in the competition!
Find out more information about the London Director Awards 2025!
My First Punk Gig - Derek’s Tale reaches Finalist Status in the London Director Awards 2025!
October 2024
Ewan McPherson wins place on Glasgow Film Festival’s New Talent Mentorship Scheme 2024
Ewan McPherson, filmmaker and owner of Hugo and Clay Productions, is honoured to announce his placement on the Glasgow Film Festival New Talent Mentorship Scheme.
The scheme involves six sessions with an industry professional, which will give Ewan invaluable insight and knowledge into film production that will help not only his own filmmaking journey but aid Hugo and Clay's Productions films that are in development.
We are very thankful to the Glasgow Film Festival New Talent Mentorship Scheme for this wonderful opportunity.
October 2024
A Tight Five Hours shown at SQIFF 2024’s Opening Night and selected for two more festivals!
Hugo and Clay Productions are excited to announce that the short documentary, A Tight Five Hours, based on my own experiences as a queer stammering comic, is not just been selected for the SQIFF (Scottish Queer International Film Festival) opening night at the GFT (eek!) on October 2024, but also was selected for the Minority Film Festival in New York 2024 and now the Wine Dark Festival in October 2024!
Tight Five was partly funded through winning £250 SQIFF pitching competition funded by the National Lottery, and created with SQIFF network members kindly donating their time. Features collaborations from fellow performers living with conditions and who are also queer allies, plus live footage of my - er -brain, the film documents the journey that performers can face when they have barriers due to disability and diversity.
The short fifteen minute film has now been submitted to fourteen more festivals. Keep your fingers crossed!
October 2024
Ewan McPherson wins place on Glasgow Film Festival’s New Talent Mentorship Scheme 2024
Ewan McPherson, filmmaker and owner of Hugo and Clay Productions, is honoured to announce his placement on the Glasgow Film Festival New Talent Mentorship Scheme.
The scheme involves six sessions with an industry professional, which will give Ewan invaluable insight and knowledge into film production that will help not only his own filmmaking journey but aid Hugo and Clay's Productions films that are in development.
We are very thankful to the Glasgow Film Festival New Talent Mentorship Scheme for this wonderful opportunity.
September 2024
My First Punk Gig - Derek’s Tale selected for more festivals
Hugo and Clay Productions are delighted to announce that My First Punk Gig - Derek’s Tale continues success at film festivals around the world!
The film, focusing on queer performer Derek McLuckie’s reflections on his coming-of-age experiences in Glasgow’s punk scene in the seventies, has now been accepted for ten film festivals. Not only has it been shown on screens, but it also has been broadcast on three community TV stations as part of Brighton’s FilmPride TV Festival.
And it has not only won Best Short Film at Berlin’s 2023 ‘Too Drunk to Watch’ Punkfilmfest, but also received an honorary mention at the Texas-based Reel Rhythm Music and Film festival, a nomination from the West Lothian Film Festival, and is nominated for this year’s Rewind International Film Festival in Glasgow!
The first episode of My First Punk Gig, in which guests reflected on their key experience on their punk journey - their first punk gig - was a resounding success with hundreds of punk fans tuning in to watch the YouTube Channel.
And investigations are still under way to see if a third episode can be made…hold onto your mohawks!
September 2024
My First Punk Gig - Derek’s Tale selected for more festivals
Hugo and Clay Productions are delighted to announce that My First Punk Gig - Derek’s Tale continues success at film festivals around the world!
The film, focusing on queer performer Derek McLuckie’s reflections on his coming-of-age experiences in Glasgow’s punk scene in the seventies, has now been accepted for ten film festivals. Not only has it been shown on screens, but it also has been broadcast on three community TV stations as part of Brighton’s FilmPride TV Festival.
And it has not only won Best Short Film at Berlin’s 2023 ‘Too Drunk to Watch’ Punkfilmfest, but also received an honorary mention at the Texas-based Reel Rhythm Music and Film festival, a nomination from the West Lothian Film Festival, and is nominated for this year’s Rewind International Film Festival in Glasgow!
The first episode of My First Punk Gig, in which guests reflected on their key experience on their punk journey - their first punk gig - was a resounding success with hundreds of punk fans tuning in to watch the YouTube Channel.
And investigations are still under way to see if a third episode can be made…hold onto your mohawks!
New Updated Showreel!
Check out the new Hugo and Clay Productions Showreel for an example of what we can achieve!
A Mix of Performance And Truth
A fascinating documentary about three queer comics reflecting on their journey in the Glasgow Comedy Scene, now entered into film festivals.
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