Robbie Fraser is a Scottish film maker. He has made documentaries about the Scottish poet Hamish Henderson, the Scottish mountaineer Hamish MacInnes, and had made two documentaries about the work of Scottish photojournalist David Pratt: Pictures from Afghanistan and Pictures from Iraq.

Career

In 2016, with producer Alasdair MacCuish, Fraser made a documentary about Scottish poet Hamish Henderson.[1] In 2018, he produced Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes, documentary about the misdiagnosis and psychogeriatric detainment of Scottish mountaineer Hamish MacInnes.[2][3] Fraser learned of MacInnes' memory loss only after filming started.[4]

Fraser founded Dulcimer Films in 2019.[5] In 2020, with funding from BBC Scotland, BBC Persia, Screen Scotland, and Terranoa (French film company), Fraser directed and produced Pictures from Afghanistan about the work of photojournalist David Pratt.[5] In 2022, he co-directed with David Pratt on filming both Pictures from Iraq and the not yet released Pictures from the Balkans.[6][7]

Personal life

Fraser is based in Glasgow, Scotland.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Sawers, Claire. "Film sheds light on the many facets of the poet Henderson". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  2. ↑ Obituaries, Telegraph (2020-11-27). "Hamish MacInnes, climber dubbed 'the Fox of Glencoe' for his mountain rescue exploits – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Pioneering Scottish mountaineer Hamish MacInnes dies, aged 90". Jersey Evening Post. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  4. ↑ "Film tells how legendary Scottish mountaineer lost his memory". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  5. 1 2 Macnab, Geoffrey (2022-03-08). "Glasgow FF: Pictures from Iraq by Robbie Fraser". Business Doc Europe. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  6. ↑ "Depicting the futility of war: David Pratt on his Pictures from Iraq film". The National. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  7. ↑ "Film premiere: Photojournalist David Pratt on his return to 'troubled, tortured, tangled' Iraq". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
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