DIRECTOR /PRODUCER
The Bough Breaks
Caroline co-directed and produced documentary feature The Bough Breaks, which had it's UK premiere at the Holbeck Cinema, in June '23 during the LUMA Festival, University of York .
Its UK Screening Itinerary 2023/26 has included major conservation hosts such as :National Trust for Scotland, NatureScot (7 screenings), University of Aberdeen, Scottish Rural College, Trees for Life, Climate Week NE'24. Findhorn Hinterland Trust and Cody Dock, London.
It has sold out at indie cinemas including:
The Garden, Covent Garden, Mammoth: A Climate Action Cinema,
Nottingham, and The Barn, Eden Court, An Lanntair & Cromarty in Scotland.
Other venues include,
King's College Conference Centre (Aberdeen), Scottish Rural College, Dundreggan Rewilding Centre, Universal Hall
(Findhorn) and Forvie, St Cyrus and Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserves.
The Film is now distributed by Good Docs (USA)
Further festival selections and awards include :
Winner of Best Environmental Film and Best Editing at the Cinematography and Photography Awards (London)
Aug. '23
Runner-Up/Finalist for Best Scottish Production at the Close:up Edinburgh Docufest - Oct. '23
Nominated for the North Light Award & Audience Award at Montrose LandxSea Film Fest September 2024.
Nominated for Best Documentary at Next Generation Indie Film Awards (USA) - Oct. '23
Nominated for Best Documentary and SDG 15 - Life on Land at the Arctic Film Festival - April 2024
Awarded Honourable Mention for Directing and a Finalist for Best Documentary at AIMAFF (Athens) - May '23.
Finalist for Best Documentary at Denver Monthly Film Awards - July '23
Official Selection at Ecocine Environmental & Human Rights Film Festival (Brazil) streamed live on Tao Play Nov & Dec '23
and Official Selection at Lane Doc Fest (Tennessee ) Oct '24
The Bough Breaks, is sponsored by Scottish Wild Beaver Group and Wildlifefilm.com, and has screened at:
Documentary feature The Village On The Loch marked Caroline's directing debut, as a feature director,
She has been awarded 11 of the film's 14 awards, including Best First Time Director in the
Canadian Cinematography Awards , Toronto (Aug 2019) and a Gold Award for Directing in the Latitude Film Awards , L ondon (Feb 2019). The film was distributed by 7PALMS in the USA and is available on DVD at the Mousehole Store. You can go to The Village On The Loch IMDb page here .
She has also been working on WWII documentary CULTYBRAGGAN which has been subject to production setbacks,
The company have a number of further feature projects in development and Caroline also directs and produces online content and promotional films for a range of clients including The Library of Innerpeffray, The University of York, Environment Department, Perth & Kinross LEADER Programme and NatureScot..
She is currently directing/producing online series The Outside In, presented by ecologist and
wildlife cameraman, Danny Strong .
Mousehole Films specialises in commissions with conservation/natural history themes.
Below are some examples of Caroline's directing and producing, featuring film trailers, corporates. music videos and online series. For more of her work see the SHOWREEL page.
