My Old School

My Old School

24th TDF: Greek Premiere

This is the astonishing true story of Scotland’s most notorious impostor. In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years would become the stuff of legend. Brandon had been privately tutored in Canada while he accompanied his mother, an opera diva, on tour before her tragic death. The preternaturally bright student surprised teachers by blazing toward his goal of entering medical school, displaying a wealth of knowledge beyond his years. Brandon found friends despite his initial awkwardness. He took bullied students under his wing, introduced classmates to seminal retro bands, and even starred in the school's production of South Pacific. But then his unbelievable secret was revealed.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Jono McLeod
Cinematography: George Geddes
Editing: Berny McGurk, Jono McLeod
Sound: Heather Andrews, John Cobban, Stewart Simpson
Music: Shelly Poole
Actors: Alan Cumming
Production: Hopscotch Films
Producers: John Archer, Olivia Lichtenstein
Production Design: Jamie MacWilliam
Color: Color
Production Country: United Kingdom
Production Year: 2021
Duration: 104΄
Contact: Dogwoof

Jono McLeod

Filmography

2012 Inside Guinness World Records (TV)
2014 Being Stavros (short)
2016 The National Pet Service (TV)
2021 My Old School