Films

Andrew has worked on a number of films in the capacity of writer, director, and producer. He founded Rain Fire Films 2012 to create films and promotional videos for charities and local businesses. The company was closed in 2020 during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, but Andrew continues to work on films and screenplays. 

If you would like to contact him with regards to work, see the Services page.

short films

Here is a playlist of Andrew’s short films as writer and director.

SUGAR

Andrew’s first short film as writer and director explored themes of violence, isolation, and mental health.

Lyle Tate is attacked in his own home by a masked stranger, leaving him scarred and unable to step outside. Gripped by acute agoraphobia, he retreats into a life of routine, surviving within the narrow, repetitive confines of his flat. When a simple shopping delivery arrives with the wrong kind of sugar, Lyle is forced to confront the fear he has been avoiding. To move beyond the walls of his self-made prison, he must face his greatest obstacle — himself. It is only through an unexpected act of kindness that Lyle finally finds the strength to leave.

THE COLLECTOR

The Collector formed part of the Promiscuous Material Project by renowned American author Jonathan Lethem, were he allowed filmmakers to adapt certain short stories he had written. Andrew was a big fan of Lethem’s novels, and jumped at the chance to adapt one of his works.

The Collector follows a middle-aged man reflecting on a lifetime of compulsive collecting, beginning with childhood treasures like pennies, seashells, and football cards. His obsession grows through adulthood, intensified by music, drugs, and a restless need to acquire and discard. In isolation later in life, he attempts to manage his compulsion through birdwatching, but he is forced to confront the darker side of himself when he uncovers his old collections.

WATER RATS

Andrew is a strong advocate for improved animal rights and protection. He regularly contributes to charities all over the world involved in the fight against animal cruelty. He ran a competition to find a short film script he could film that tackled these themes, and discovered Water Rats by Steven Porter. He redrafted the script and raised funds on Kickstarter. The film was shot over a single weekend in Glasgow’s Dawsholm Park with brothers Rio and Rudi Jordan in the main roles, alongside Stuart Falconer as the mysterious stranger.

SAVIOUR OF OUR STREETS

With additional funds from the Kickstarter campaign for Water Rats, Andrew looked for a second script that tackled issues of animal rights. He worked with writer Callum Brown on drafts of Saviour of our Streets, working in themes of homelessness and companionship. 

Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic prevented the film from being shot as a live-action film. Andrew got in contact with Graeme Watt and Drew Millar at Landing Light Studios in Stirling to turn the script into an animated film instead, using many of the pre-production location photos within the film itself.

CREDITS (short films)

  • In My Eyes (2006) – Writer
  • Sugar (2008) – Writer/Director/Producer/Editor
  • Intervention (2008) – Writer
  • Rooftops and Gumdrops (2011) – Writer
  • Clean (2012) – Writer
  • The Collector (2013) – Writer/Director/Co-producer
  • Water Rats (2019) – Director/Producer
  • Saviour of our Streets (2024) – Director/Producer
  • Baxter Hammond P.I. (2025) – Executive Producer

CHARITY AND PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS

In 2013, Andrew set up Rain Fire Films, establishing a small film production company that would be mainly focused on charity and community-based storytelling. Through Rain Fire Films, he produced work for a number of charities, including Trees for Life, Simon’s Community, Action for Children, and Maggie’s, to tell emotional and compelling stories about the important and valuable work that they do.

Here are a selection of videos along with a brief description of the work involved.

TREES FOR LIFE

This short charity film was created in 2016 to support Trees for Life and their work on restoring the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland.

Andrew spent a day filming a volunteer group of students from Germany as they removed non-indigenous species and erected fencing to stop animals from eating newly-planted trees.

ERSKINE

This short charity film was created in 2017 to support Erskine Veterans Charity and the work they do in their care centres.

We spent a day filming in Erskine’s care home, speaking to staff and residents to get a sense of the valuable work they do and why it truly matters.

simon's community

This short charity film was created in 2016 to support Simon’s Community with a very meaningful campaign called ‘Homeless. Not Hopeless.’

We spent a day talking with various residents in a women-only homeless shelter, who were brave enough to speak with us on camera and tell us not only about their lives, but their hopes and dreams, and how the charity was helping them achieve that. To keep their identity hidden, we decided to film using extreme close-ups and other abstract techniques.

MAGGIE'S

This short charity film was created in 2019 to document Maggie’s annual culture crawl event in Aberdeen.

It is one of four films that we created to document Maggie’s culture crawls across four Scottish cities – Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Each film showed the highlights of the event, while also getting to understand why so many people took part, and who they were taking part in honour of.

The films were shot in 2019, and were to be used to garner interest and support for the following year’s culture crawls. However, with the coronavirus pandemic the following year, these events were cancelled, so the videos were sadly never used.

BRITISH LIVER TRUST

In 2021, after I had closed Rain Fire Films, I was commissioned by the British Liver Trust to visit Billy and his wife Gill to direct and edit a video about their story after Billy was diagnosed with liver cancer, his journey to receive a transplant, and the help and support they received from the charity.

They were so opening and welcoming, and their story stuck with me long after the film was delivered.