This Werewolf Complex

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Synopsis: A moving image and sound portrait of the aura; seizures in focused parts of the brain that result in sensory, physical and emotional disturbances, sometimes acting as warnings for convulsive seizures that may occur. Told through the voices of individuals who experience this phenomena, the film provides an intimate discussion on the different forms of aura experienced, the social stigma around these and the potential positive impact it can make on artistic expression.

About the Filmmaker: Heather E Andrews is an award winning disabled and neurodivergent experimental film maker from East Ayrshire, Scotland. A BBC Arts/Lux Scotland Now and Next selected artist in 2020, she began exploring the use of 16mm moving image and analogue sound making in her work, creating sonic and image worlds intertwined with poetry and spoken word. She is also an award winning sound designer in film and television as well as regular collaborator with other experimental film makers.
Heather was awarded the Create Inclusion award through Creative Scotland in 2020, where she developed her work “In Erms of Clay”. The film toured many festivals on the 2021 festival circuit, and was a chosen work for Lux Scotland’s One Work series. Her co-directed short with Julia Parks, “HAAF”, was nominated for Best Short film at EIFF in 2022. Heather was part of the 2022 Little Pictures, a commission through Screen Scotland and GMAC film, to develop her micro budget short, “This Werewolf Complex”. A moving image and sound portrait of the epileptic aura, told through the voices of those that experience the phenomena at first hand.