Garry Fraser, who has came to become a well known
figure within Scottish film, has now embarked in his next project helping others achieve more, after winning
a BAFTA with his previous ‘auto-biographic’ film ‘Everybody’s child.’
The film followed Garry as he relived his violent,
drug filled past and reminisces on some of the most harrowing days of his life
while living in Muirhouse, an area highlighted in Irvine Welsh’s book
'Trainspotting', and notorious for police brutality and drug usage.
Since his award, Garry along with his business partner
has launched ‘Wideo media’ an independent digital media social enterprise which
aims to assist and empower those from low-income backgrounds through creative
training and opportunities. The enterprise works with those involved to allow them
access to training, equipment, guidance and opportunities within primarily the
film industry – to try and keep them on the right path, and inspired to
achieve.
One of those assisted by ‘Wideo Media’ is Iain
Henderson, a film student from Edinburgh, who has worked with alongside Garry
to develop his skills and learn new opportunities. His training has definitely
paid off and he has now received a BAFTA 'New Talent' award for his film ‘The Wee hings’,
which was screened at the opening ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, at Celtic park last summer.
We spoke to Garry about his project, and asked him
about why he launched the Social enterprise he told us ‘ There is a
responsibility within the creative industries to give back when you do well, it
comes with Success. I feel like now that I am in the position to, I need to
give back to those who were in the position I was, then hopefully they’ll do
the same.’
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