Moe Abutoq

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Moe Abutoq
Occupation Film director
Years active2009–present
Notable work

Moe Abutoq is a Scottish film director and film producer. His debut started on the Scottish Television series River City [1] where he has directed a number of episodes for BBC Scotland from 2014 onwards. [2] In 2015, he co directed the feature film Wasted Time with longtime collaborator David Hayman Jr. The film tells the story of a Glaswegian prisoner at Barlinnie Prison who is wrongly accused of a crime he did not commit. [3] The film, featuring Scottish actor David Hayman was shot over a fortnight on a budget of £12,000 and marked the first feature for Shooter Films. [4] Wasted Time had its world premiere at the 2015 edition of the Glasgow Film Festival. [5] [6] In 2017, he was appointed as Director of the revised series of the BBC children's programme Raven . [7]

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Filmography

Film

YearFilmCredited asNotes
Director Producer Editor Actor
2009WastedEPK Team
2010Little Green BagYesYesYesShort Film
2011Nursery ChymesYesShort Film
2014Wasted TimeYesYesShort Film
Co-Directed with David Hayman Jr.

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 River City Director2 Episodes
2017 Raven Director15 Episodes

References

  1. BBC River City Listing
  2. Radio Times River City Cast & Crew Listing
  3. Eye On Film Review of Wasted Time
  4. Herald Newspaper Article: 'Hayman & Hayman: doing time together on The Slab Boys ... and in the BarL'
  5. Glasgow Film Festival Listing: Wasted Time Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Evening Times Newspaper Article: 'Curtain up on Glasgow Film Festival's world of premieres'
  7. BBC Raven Page Credits