Mark Buchanan

Still from RAV1043 RAV1043 Still from Boldly Gone Boldly Gone Still from Mission Mission Still from The Search The Search Still from Auld Archie Auld Archie Still from Outline Outline Still from Whispering Palms Whispering Palms Still from The Great Outdoors The Great Outdoors

Biography

Mark Buchanan is a writer and director working across science fiction, drama and dark comedy.

His short The Search follows a man whose search for life beyond Earth leads him to a bereaved family. Starring Matt Berry, Flora Montgomery and Tim Plester, it screened at the BFI London Film Festival.

He went on to direct Mission, about an astronaut facing the prospect of being left behind as the first mission to Mars approaches. The film screened at Glasgow Film Festival and was nominated for the Scottish Short Film Award.

In Boldly Gone, two estranged brothers reunite to launch their father’s ashes into space.

RAV1043 follows an illustrator hired to give a public-order drone a friendly voice. The film features Sian Clifford and Dimitri Leonidas and screened at Sitges.

He is currently developing the feature films Zahmahkibo and Some Kind.

Watch on Vimeo ↗