Set at the end of the 19th Century, SLOW WEST follows the story of sixteen-year-old Jay Cavendish as he journeys across the American Frontier in search of the woman he loves, accompanied by a mysterious traveller named Silas.

JOHN MACLEAN
It was during his time as a founding member of the Beta Band that John discovered his love for filmmaking. The creative brain behind many of their most iconic and ground-breaking music videos, he continued as a promo director with his next band, The Aliens, before making his first dramatic work, MAN ON A MOTORCYCLE, starring Michael Fassbender, in 2009. The film, shot entirely on his mobile phone, retains the ingenuity and distinct visual style of his promos with a blistering central performance by Fassbender at its core. It played at the London FF to critical acclaim - Sight and Sound called it “a masterpiece”. John’s next short film, PITCH BLACK HEIST, funded by Film4 and the UKFC and starring Michael Fassbender and Liam Cunningham, won the BAFTA for Best British Short.

INTERVIEW with John Maclean