Bogancloch
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| Directed by | Ben Rivers |
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| Starring | Jake Williams |
| Cinematography | Ben Rivers |
| Edited by | Ben Rivers |
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| Distributed by | New Wave Films (United Kingdom)[1] |
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Running time | 86 minutes[1] |
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Bogancloch is a 2024 documentary film directed by Ben Rivers. A follow-up to the director's 2011 documentary Two Years at Sea, the film once again concerns the daily life of Jake Williams, a modern day hermit in rural Scotland.[2]
Bogancloch competed for the Golden Leopard at the 77th Locarno Film Festival in August 2024.[2]
Premise
[edit | edit source]For the past four decades, Jake Williams has led a solitary life in the Clashindarroch Forest in rural Scotland. Bogancloch follows Williams through both his daily routines and staged scenarios.[4]
Production
[edit | edit source]Rivers met Jake Williams in 2005. The pair first collaborated on the short film This Land is My Land, followed by the 2011 feature documentary Two Years at Sea. As he did for Two Years at Sea, Rivers shot Bogancloch in black-and-white on 16 mm film.[5]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Jake Williams as himself
Release
[edit | edit source]Bogancloch was acquired for international sales by Rediance and debuted on 9 August 2024 in competition at the Locarno Film Festival. The film will also screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[5]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Accolades
[edit | edit source]| Award | Ceremony date | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Locarno Film Festival | 18 August 2024 | Golden Leopard | Bogancloch | Nominated | [2] |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bogancloch at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 2024 films
- 2024 documentary films
- Scottish documentary films
- 2020s German films
- German documentary films
- Icelandic documentary films
- Films shot in Scotland
- 2020s British films
- British documentary films
- British black-and-white films
- 2020s English-language films
- Scots-language films
- English-language documentary films