Tummy Monster

Saturday 17th May

8PM Screening and Q&A with Director Ciaran Lyons

When a narcissistic tattoo artist (Lorn Macdonald) gets an unexpected visit from a celebrity client (Orlando Norman), a seemingly innocent selfie request causes the night to spiral into a bizarre and devastating game of psychological warfare.

“A wildly inventive psychological thriller… Uncut Gems by way of Glasgow” - Take One Cinema

“A Grimm Fairytale for the Gen Z age” - Flickfeast

“Endlessly inventive and darkly funny” - Cinema Perspective 

“...a mesmerising directorial debut”  - The Upcoming 

Runtime: 88 minutes 

2-5PM Film Making Workshop with Ciaran Lyons

FREE, booking essential

Ages 14-25

Director Ciaran Lyons will lead a masterclass session that provides participants with new storytelling tools for approaching filmmaking. Learn about the role of the director, script analysis, working with actors, creating narrative focus and empathy and aesthetic considerations around shot choices.

This workshop is ideal for anyone interested in drama and film making and is open to all experience levels. 

Ciaran Lyons is a Scottish-Irish writer-director based in Glasgow. He aspires to make films that feel like modern fairytales. He has a background in DIY visual effects, and a focus on unconventional, genre filmmaking.

Ciaran’s narrative work has received a BAFTA Scotland nomination for Best Short Film, and has played at international festivals including Slamdance, Palm Springs, Frightfest, and London Short Film Festival. His debut feature Tummy Monster is playing at festivals now, including official selections at Austin, Glasgow and Leiden Film Festivals.

Check out Ciaran’s website