Lightbulb Film Distribution are excited to announce that the multi award-winning & critically acclaimed music biopic SCHEMERS will be hitting DVD and digital download on Burns Night, 25th January 2021.
SCHEMERS smashed expectations earlier this year and scored the highest new box office entry during its opening weekend in September, following its wins at the Edinburgh Film Festival and New York Winter Film Awards.Â
Shot in and around Dundee using local talent, SCHEMERS celebrates youthful ambition and features a great classic indie soundtrack from the 70s & 80s. The film stars an incredible up and coming cast showcasing leading man Conor Berry’s award-winning on-screen debut as well as Tara Lee (The Fall), Sean Connor (Anna and the Apocalypse) & Grant R. Keelan (The Devil’s Machine).
Davie (Conor Berry) is a dreamer from the council schemes, constantly hustling for his next buck, then losing it on the horses. After a football injury, Davie falls for trainee nurse Shona (Tara Lee) and tries to impress her by running a disco. Along with friends John and Scot, the trio start promoting bands – culminating in a hugely ambitious Iron Maiden gig at the Caird Hall, Dundee. With ambition so grand they go deep in debt with Fergie, a gangster of legendary violence, Davie needs to use every trick to pull off the biggest scheme of his life.
SCHEMERS was written by music manager David McLean as a way to share the remarkable stories behind his early years in the music business as a fledgling promoter. From organising some of the most ambitious gigs Dundee has ever seen, David moved to London to promote some of the worlds biggest bands, where he worked with Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam & Green Day. Following on from this Davidwent on to manage one of the most internationally successful bands of the last 20 years, Placebo.
David is excited to share his latest adventure with the world saying “I’m buzzing about the release, can’t believe the positive reaction ever since Edinburgh Film Festival, Mexico, Russia, USA, Japan all have had great reactions – I am happy to have actually made it to getting a cinema release!”
SCHEMERS will be available on DVD & Digital Download 25th January.Â
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
