ABOUT THE FILM
LOGLINE
A musical short film starring Alan Cumming and Jack Wolfe. After decades away, a gay man returns home to Scotland to attend a traditional wedding and faces a past he spent a lifetime avoiding.
LONG SYNOPSIS
Triple threat Alan Cumming stars in this 13-minute musical short recalling an emotional coming out origin story rife with nostalgia and danger.
Set in the wild beauty of the Scottish Hebrides and alive with the fierce joy of a wedding cèilidh, Kiloran Bay is a musical short about queer joy and self-acceptance. When a man returns to his hometown after years away, he is forced to confront buried memories of love, loss and rejection.
Writer & Director Michael Bruce
Producers David Harwood, Beth Levison, Rebecca Wolff
Executive Producers Justin Mikita, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dawn Bonder, Daniel Chalfen, Marci Wiseman, Jonathan Cohen, Eric Kuhn, David Thomas Tao, Trevor Burgess, James Costa, Stephanie Hensen Dittmer, Harlene Freezer, Hilary Williams, Stuart Williams
Co-Executive Producers Bryan Mccaffrey, Michael Sherman
Co-Producer Tom Gentle
Editor Giorgio Galli Bfe
Director of Photography Ian Forbes
Production Designer Jenny Alexander
Costume Designer Liberty Bramall
Sound Design David Mcaulay
Music & Lyrics by Michael Bruce
Choreographer Vicki Manderson
Cast Alan Cumming, Jack Wolfe, Stuart Thompson, Giles Terera, David Fynn, Sammy Hayman, Jack Mooney, Nathan Lundie, David Hayman
FESTIVALS
2026: BFI Flare (World Premiere)
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download