Big Shop
Two shoplifters recall the moment they were caught in this surreal, nostalgia-infused exploration of supermarket surveillance.
Experimental doc funded by Grey Moth & T A P E Collective. Currently in post-production.
Director: Debora Maité
Producer: Carys Evans (Finite Productions)
DoP: Kasparas Vidûnas
Animator: Grace Talbot
You Land
In the remote Scottish countryside, a downtrodden woman finds herself entangled in a newly discovered influencer culture, whilst in search of respite from the humdrum of rural living and the impending weight of her care-giving duties.
Short drama funded by BFI Network & Screen Scotland.
Director: Debora Maité
Producer: Carys Evans, Katie Mallinder, Mary Quigley
DoP: Flora Fecske
Editor: Isidora Charbila
Music: Larry Gus
World Premiere at Torino Film Festival 2023
Currently in festival circulation
Harmony of Opposite
A mood film embodying the duality between nature and urban environments, as well as contrasting mindsets. The film moves from quietness to chaos embracing the multitudes that live in all of us in an ode to skateboarding and Scotland.
Director: Debora Maité
Producer: Wasted Talent
DoP: Yentl Touboul
Editor: Eric Liddle & Debora Maité
Music: Larry Gus
Stills: Felix Adler
Client: Doyenne Skateboards x Nike SB
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Maintenance Phase
Dissecting the oddness of existential angst on the notes of a languid ballad by Zerrin.
Director: Debora Maité
DoP: Fiann MacLeod
Editor: Eric Liddle
Colourist: Kasparas Vidûnas
Costume: Ellen Bramwell
Art Director: Urte Rusteikaite
Seeking Comfort In An Uncomfortable Place
A short documentary about neurodivergent skaters told through the intimacy of their spaces and thoughts.
Director: Debora Maité
Producer: Foundry Films
DoP: Lewis Raeburn
Editor: Debora Maité
Client: Doyenne Skateboards
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World Premiere at Tampere Film Festival 2023
Spring Cleaning
A wistful spring ode to fresh starts, trying to get organised, and processing grief and memories.
Director & Editor: Debora Maité
Cinematographer: Fiann MacLeod
Camera Assistant: Adam Wilson
Gaffer: Niamh Gilhooly
Artist: Zerrin
COMING OUT ON SEPTEMBER 18TH
My Dad’s Video Diary
After a former computer repairer is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, home videotapes provide a way for his son to reconnect with him.
Directors: Debora Maité + Lewis Saunders
Producer: Niall Coffey
DoP: Daniel Jaroschik
Editor: Isidora Charbila
Music: Larry Gus, Luke Palmer
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Better Change
Too sad to party. An exploration of social awkwardness soundtracked by James LeBaigue.
Director: Debora Maité
Producer: Creative Scotland
DoP: George Harwood
Editor: Isidora Charbila
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The Burrell Collection
Narrative | Various Length | 2021
A collection of short films permanently displayed at the Burrell Collection.
Director: Debora Maité
Producer: Glasgow Museums
Cinematographer: Michal Wdowiak
Watch an overview here. Individual films are available upon request.
I Should Have Loved A Thunderbird Instead
Fiction | 14 min | 2019
A dark comedy following an optimistic young woman as she attempts to dispose of her boyfriend’s corpse.
Director / Writer: Debora Maité
Producer: Screen Academy Scotland
Cinematographer: Vishal Vittal
Editor: Ross MacFarlane
Sound Designer: Luis Del Pozo
Distributed by Film Movement in Canada and the US. Available upon request.
Fruit Flies
Fiction | 18 min | 2017
When a pizza delivery driver disappears in a small Californian town, a mismatched cop duo follows a trail of unrequited love, dead Czech writers and bugs in the attempt to find her.
Writer / Director: Debora Maité
Producer: Demetrius Johnson
Cinematographer: Lucas Williams
Production Designer: Michelina Miedema
Editor: Annette Rainey
Watch the trailer here.