Douglas J. Fender

Douglas Fender's film career started off during a voluntary stint in Bulgaria in 2009 where he was the focus puller for a young group of independent street film-makers. Upon returning to his hometown of Edinburgh he had the dream of going to college and gain the experience needed to make it in the industry but his applications were ultimately rejected. He attempted to get as much experience as he could, making music videos and comedy sketches with old college friends, slowly upgrading his equipment along the way. Further years passed and colleges continued to reject his applications despite the clear growth year to year. In 2011 Douglas began his collaboration with stand-up comedian Ross Hepburn where they made comedy sketches, false PSA's and annual parodies of popular Christmas movies. He eventually grew apart, wanting to take a more serious film making style and made his first short 'Open Lines (2014)' with actor Des O'Gorman. After the film received moderate online success with the Scottish film making community Douglas attempted to make his first feature film, 'Stray Dog' inspired by the movies of Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine. The film was underway and ready to be shot, though with many budget issues the unexpected news of fatherhood delayed the film for the time being though it is expected to be made eventually. As of 2016 Douglas is promoting his new short film 'Dying to Forgive (2016)' and is expected to begin production of 'Stray Dog' in 2017.