ICE MELTS

Ice Melts is a 10-minute instrumental Scottish comedy. This short film tells the story of a young Leither who is excluded from a rare Edinburgh snow day and heads to the hills in search of ill-fated, icy revenge. Ice Melts was the first script penned by emerging Edinburgh writer-director Archie Middleton, and it developed from a film-school exercise in taking a character up a metaphorical hill and down again into a joyfully literal outing on screen. Archie Middleton, producer and director, graduated with Distinction from MetFilm School in Ealing, London, in 2019. He has produced and directed two films, both completed in 2021. A third film, part of the “trilogy,” was also planned for completion in the same year. The director reveals a strong talent for directing this kind of film. The lead actor, Callum Thomson, is really well directed and is very brilliant and authentic in every segment of the film. Another strong point of the film is the photography, which is colorful and refined in each shot, coherent with the strong energy of the main characters. The film was shot by Gabor Szabo, well known for his keen camera work in film, theatre, and advertising in Hungary. Also, the rhythm of the editing is a very good point of the film and underlines all the musical passages. Music in this film is another main character and tells in detail the emotional journey of the lead actor. It is composed and performed by Hugh Kelly with Archie Middleton. The producer of this good short film is Hester Middleton. Ice Melts won the Berlin Indie Film Festival’s December Competition as Best Original Score. Congratulations to all cast and crew.