Date: 01 December, 2022 (Thursday)

Time: 19:00-20:30

Venue: CC-330

Language: English

Speaker: Prof. Andrew William PEAT

Host: Prof. Robert Earl BARRACANO

Speaker and Director of the film :  Prof. Andrew William PEAT

Andrew graduated with honours from the University of California, Davis, earning certificates of excellence from both the English and History departments, and studied a full year of History as an exchange fellow at Scotland's oldest institution, University of St Andrews. He earned a Master of Fine Arts in Film and TV Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, while gaining experience in various areas of film production working on over 50 films (shorts and features). He has focused on directing, scriptwriting, sound editing and design, Foley, ADR, as well as the final mix. Andrew started teaching at UIC from September 2015.

About the film:

Scotch – A Golden Dream (87 minutes, feature documentary). Andrew was the director, producer, and supervising sound editor. The film was selected as a Featured Premiere at 15 international film festivals (United States, Canada, Argentina, Czech Republic, Scotland, Ireland) and enjoyed theatrical release in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Germany, and other territories.  It was regularly featured on Scottish TV (STV).