Moe Abutoq Explained

Moe Abutoq
Years Active:2009–present
Occupation:Film director

Moe Abutoq is a Scottish film director and film producer. His debut started on the Scottish Television series River City[1] where he has directed a number of episodes for BBC Scotland from 2014 onwards.[2] In 2015, he co directed the feature film Wasted Time with longtime collaborator David Hayman Jr. The film tells the story of a Glaswegian prisoner at Barlinnie Prison who is wrongly accused of a crime he did not commit.[3] The film, featuring Scottish actor David Hayman was shot over a fortnight on a budget of £12,000 and marked the first feature for Shooter Films.[4] Wasted Time had its world premiere at the 2015 edition of the Glasgow Film Festival.[5] [6] In 2017, he was appointed as Director of the revised series of the BBC children's programme Raven.[7]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmCredited asNotes
DirectorProducerEditorActor
2009WastedEPK Team
2010Little Green BagShort Film
2011'Nursery ChymesShort Film
2014Wasted TimeShort Film
Co-Directed with David Hayman Jr.

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 River City Director 2 Episodes
2017 Raven Director 15 Episodes

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03xp897 BBC River City Listing
  2. http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/df95db/river-city--22022015 Radio Times River City Cast & Crew Listing
  3. http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/wasted-time-2014-film-review-by-jennie-kermode Eye On Film Review of Wasted Time
  4. http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/stage/hayman-hayman-doing-time-together-on-the-slab-boys-and-in-the-barl.117712716 Herald Newspaper Article: 'Hayman & Hayman: doing time together on The Slab Boys ... and in the BarL'
  5. http://www.glasgowfilm.org/festival/whats_on/7037_wasted_time Glasgow Film Festival Listing: Wasted Time
  6. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/curtain-up-on-glasgow-film-festivals-world-of-premieres-198527n.118802062 Evening Times Newspaper Article: 'Curtain up on Glasgow Film Festival's world of premieres'
  7. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09jgqyl/credits BBC Raven Page Credits