Mike Alexander
- Born
- May 1, 1945 (81 years old)
- Place of birth
- Scotland
Biography
Mike Alexander is a Scottish filmmaker. He co-founded the independent Glasgow-based production company Pelicula Films Ltd in 1972 with Mark Littlewood. Through Pelicula Films, he produced a variety of different films, both fiction and documentary. Working in long close association with writer and producer Dougla Eadie, his music credits include Transatlantic Sessions, Down Home with Aly Bain in North America, Beyond The Maypole, Aly Meets The Cajuns, The Jazz Apple and Follow The Moonstone.
Outside of music, the Alexander/Eadie collaborations include: the Gaelic drama, As An Eilean (“From The Island”) winner of best feature film award at the 1993 Festival of the Americas in Montevideo, Uruguay; Gramsci – Everything That Concerns People, a dramatised portrait of the great Italian socialist writer; Haston – A Life In The Mountains, the life and times of the legendary Dougal Haston, enfant terrible of Scottish climbing; and Fishing For Poetry, with Billy Connolly, Aly Bain and Andrew Greig celebrating the centenary of the birth of the great Scottish poet, Norman MacCaig, by trekking high into the hills of MacCaig’s beloved Assynt to find and fish his favourite trout loch.
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Filmography
- 2010Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaigFishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaigFilm · Director
- 2000Interrogation of a Highland LassFilm · Director
- 1999Other Voices, Too: An Evening With Nanci GriffithFilm · Director, Producer
- 1997Retying the Knot: The Incredible String BandFilm · Director
- 1997Cajun CountryFilm · Director
- 1994Mairi MhorMairi MhorFilm · Director
- 1993As an EileanFilm · Director, Producer
- 1991Beyond the MaypoleFilm · Director
- 1991DreamingFilm · Director
- 1988Stephen Hendry: Doing the BusinessFilm · Director
- 1987Gramsci: Everything that Concerns PeopleFilm · Director
- 1985Screen TwoSeries · Director
- 1983Behind the Lines: The Making of Lesley Keen's Taking a Line For a WalkBehind the Lines: The Making of Lesley Keen's Taking a Line For a WalkFilm · Director, Producer
- 1982Iona - Dove Across the WaterIona - Dove Across the WaterFilm · Director
- 1981Stock of Broom - The Edinburgh Merchant CompanyStock of Broom - The Edinburgh Merchant CompanyFilm · Director
- 1979Castle and CapitalCastle and CapitalFilm · Director
- 1977Norman MacCaig: A Man in My PositionNorman MacCaig: A Man in My PositionFilm · Director
- 1976Man and EnergyFilm · Director
- 1975The TentThe TentFilm · Director, Writer
- 1974Home and AwayFilm · Director, Writer
- 1974DunfermlineFilm · Director
- 1974Lothian LandscapeLothian LandscapeFilm · Director
- 1972Neil Gunn - Light in the NorthNeil Gunn - Light in the NorthFilm · Director
- 1971The GardenerThe GardenerFilm · Director
- 1970AberdeenFilm · Director, Writer
- 1969The BodyguardThe BodyguardFilm · Director