Horror Short Film "The Leerie" | ALTER

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In 1899, a Scottish lamplighter facing redundancy is haunted by nightmarish visions of an electric future.
"The Leerie" by Joseph Daly
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More About "The Leerie":
When an officious man from the newly-formed Electricity Board shows up at the Leerie's door, his working days are numbered. As his lodgings become infested with rodents, and his night-time shifts are disturbed by an unearthly spectre, he must reconcile with the future or have his light extinguished forever.
"The Leerie" Credits:
Directed by Joseph Daly
Written by Stuart Armstrong Joseph Daly
Produced by Kieran Nolan Jones
Starring:
The Leerie - Ian Pirie
John Allan - Noof Ousellam
The Spirit - Isobel Wood
Crew:
Co-Producers - Joseph Daly, Stuart Armstrong
Executive Producers - Alexzandra Jackson, Thomas Wightman
Production Coordinator - Ruth Thompson
Director of Photography - Spike Morris
Production Designer - Stuart Armstrong
Editor - Ona Bartroli
Costume Designer - Eve Oakley
Music by Hannah McLoughlin
Scots Translation by Susan Rennie
Casting Director - Aisling Knight
Unit Production Manager - Dario Bocchini
First Assistant Director - Greta Griniūtė
Art Director - George Moore
Prop Makers - Peter Harris, Paddy Hornby, Luke Morgan
Carpenter - EJ Lee
Graphic Designer - Jack Pell
Graphic Illustrator - Patrick Thomas
Concept Artist - Palash Sasmal
Storyboard Artist - Jack Solomon
Rat Provided by Animals Work
Rat Handlers - Trevor Smith, Bernie Smith
Rat - Malcom
1st Assistant Camera - Antonino Petruzzellis
2nd Assistant Camera - Stephen Ofori, Ada Wesolowska
Gaffer - Piero Cioffi
Spark - Cem Demirer
Sound Designer - Tim Harrison
Re-recording Mixer - Pär Carlsson
Dialogue Editor - Ruth Knight
Sound Effects Editor - Sam Mason
Sound Post Facility - Aumeta
Sound Recordist - Joeline Lindqvist
Musicians - Will Gardner, Itamar Henry
Hair & Makeup Artist - Elvis Schmoulianoff
Stills Photographer - Luke Flanagan
Production Assistant - Stephen Carruthers
Script Supervisor - George Pritchard
Colourist - Lewis Crossfield
Colour Grading Facility - Time Based Arts
Online Editor - Hugh Howlett
Visual Effects by Nicola Borsari
Access Materials by Matchbox Cineclub
Catering by Caribbean Kitchen
Title Design - Jack Pell
“YE WHISTLIN’ WIND”
Written by Bill Sutton, Susan Rennie, & Stuart Armstrong Based on “Song Composed In August” by Robert Burns Performed by Ian Pirie
© 2021 Bill Sutton, Susan Rennie, & Stuart Armstrong
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[@allseeingotto2912]

I need subtitles for the subtitles

[@jny.lne_kng7240]

yeah alter we need subtitles for the subtitles

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

Truth.

[@daynasafranek7807]

Easy enough for me 🤷‍♀️

[@ieatcaribou7852]

Haha, me too 😂

[@nicolebogda1482]

….I loved it.

[@starmstrong97]

Hi everyone, I co-wrote ‘The Leerie’ and was the film’s production designer. Huge thanks to Alter for picking up our little film, and to all of you for taking the time to watch it. Feel free to ask any questions - I hope you enjoy the film!

[@jerembradshaw5982]

Was the lighthouse a source of inspiration?

[@EhrisaiaOShannon]

Just want to say how amazing it was!! Bravo!! 💜

[@starmstrong97]

@@jerembradshaw5982 This is one we get a lot! And to be fair, the comparisons are inevitable - although Joseph and I wrote the script and devised the period-appropriate black and white visual language way back in the Autumn of 2019, and didn't see The Lighthouse until we'd already secured funding. We’re both great fans of Robert Eggers' work though, and if anything it was The Witch which influenced our continued love of regional period dialogue!

[@daynasafranek7807]

Loved it!!! ❤

[@carledwards9477]

I see an echo in this incredible film of what's happening in our world, where people can't fit in, and end up burned by change. Truly an amazing performance by the actors and a great story! Much appreciated!

[@McBride999]

I really appreciate the subtitles written exactly the way the characters spoke. It’s like poetry it’s not that hard to understand. It’s really beautiful.

[@CaitlinGilliganMusic]

Well done guys, absolutely incredible stuff! So great to see the Scots language being used in modern film making 👏

[@SoulCellarGlasgow]

They're speaking English with affectations

[@coartramey7382]

Loved how hauntingly beautiful it is! Respect to the lead actor for getting so much pathos into a short run time.

[@kylefrank638]

It's a tiny thing, but I love the work that went into switching the light and dark subtitles for when it's on the flashy sequence with the ghost.

[@thelilabides]

“Look, I made Sparky dance.” Rat: *twerks*

[@paullevine1813]

Fantastic work on this mixing old with the new meaning electricity & the old ways . Awesome & atmospheric as hell . I could get the jist of what he was saying well enough to see what was going on & what may happen if he caved in to what he knew for him was the right way to go . Stunning visuals on the entity haunting him & all the outdoors film work was perfect. He held his ground as he knew it was the only thing left for him & he was not going to give in to either the new company policies nor the entity . Very cool flame scene at the stories end , i felt the pain he was going thru as i am not a fan of change . I know a bit of irish Folklore so i get the title Lamplighter & though i have not read any Robert Louis Stevenson of late i am familiar with his story of The Lamplighter . Great work by everyone here on one of the best shorts I've seen on all the Alter & other channels that carry on with these great & scary stories. This one hit the jACKPOT & there's no amount of gorey & violent stuff that can come close to these types of true scary tales. I got that funny felling next time the lamp needs a new bulb whoever is the one to change it is in for one hell of a surprise . Again super job on this gem. Just my opinion here but please don't change a thing on this it's not that hard to figure out what he says & i though it a great idea to do the subtitles as you did. 🔥

[@joemark501]

Really appreciate your kind words. Glad you enjoyed it! Keep an eye out for the Spirit.

[@Stasiaflonase]

To hear the way people used to talk . It’s lovely. I know smidges still exist but it’s poetry.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

⚡👻⚡

[@B.Moore-Ready]

Now this was scary, that man was doing just fine until the you know what showed up and ruined his whole life. Almost reminds me of what's going on in reality with the World Economic Forum and Governments around the world 🤔.

[@durasaxon5131]

This was Genius of 1899. Yes people always resist the the next forward leap in technology. This mini nightmare was exquisite

[@reublerlopesoliveira]

Directed by David Lynch? I love it!

[@dylansoltis146]

Here it is. I've found it. My favorite Alter short. Truly amazing in every way imaginable.

[@melaniejerrils3671]

This short really illustrates what so many of us fear, change. It made me look into my heart to see where i stand on change now that im older vs when i was younger but the ans is hazy. Sometimes im all for it all in and other times like this guy there's no way on earth. Thk u so much.

[@schrodingersdog100]

Nice little movie. Some people are gonna need subtitles for the subtitles 😅

[@twistedsisterr]

I LOVE the use of Scots 🖤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 represent! Alba gu brath!

[@OldSchoolLPsGames]

I thought that was Scots! Perfect way to immediately associate the character with "the old ways" and the electric company man not speaking it makes them noticeable rivals from their first words to each other. And for what it's worth, this American didn't have any trouble understanding him.

[@nicolebogda1482]

Beautifully horrific within a box of tragedy~ 💯

[@robyncohen3108]

Loved hearing the accents,understood fairly well,so sad for him and the ending surprised me. Poor man

[@recoveringmytruth8162]

Thank you for the subtitles! I loved it all. How dare that lad come aboot that poor man's hoose with the audacity of a RAT?!!! Modern technology always comes barging in with such arrogance shrouded in convenience. But at what costs? Electric Lady indeed. Bravo presentation. True horror*

[@jaredchandler8962]

Everything about this film was truly magnificent - the text, the acting and authenticity of the scenery, language used and the captions. I don't normally find captions one of the finest qualities of a film, but in this case instead of the usual standard contemporary US or British English, really reflected the Leerie's authentic Scottish Gaelic accent of a man of his time.

[@OldSchoolLPsGames]

There's something about his confrontation with her that keeps niggling my brain. The way she echoes back his words about being haunted.... I don't know if this was the creator's intent, but it makes me wonder if she's a reflection of someone in the future who is seeing a reflection of him, or his spirit, in the park. Especially given what happens at the end, I could see him still haunting the place. Even without that interpretation, there's something about the past and the future staring each other in the face and saying "I have no time to be haunted by you" is so eerie and also kinda feels like a lesson in living - we can't be "haunted" by the past, or by what the future may bring, because that way lies our own destruction.

[@joemark501]

❤

[@madrabbit4916]

👏

[@MMAGamblingTips]

Reminds me of The Lighthouse. This was great!

[@recoveringmytruth8162]

PLEASE KEEP SUBTITLES AS IS. ITS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE TO TRANSLATE WHATS CLEARLY BEING CONVEYED. THE IRONY OF THE CONTENT VS. PEOPLE ADDICTED TO THIS MICROWAVE SOCIETY. GENIUS!

[@wherestheexit5046]

CAPS

[@adirtyswarlos]

Amazing! So original. A breath of fresh air in a genre thick with tropes ❤

[@SkullXPlosion141]

Yo alter I wanted to ask If I could React to your videos if thats ok with you , if not I understand

[@jupiterr9892]

There not made by alter,there all independent film makers, alter helps them by showing them. You'd have to contact the owner, which alter usually tells in the description who they are.

[@SkullXPlosion141]

@@jupiterr9892 Oh I didnt know but thanks for telling me

[@randomland2775]

Black and white horror movies are just pure entertainment. From the OG stuff like Frankenstein and Night of The Living Dead. To the modern stuff like The Lighthouse or Werewolf by Night.

[@rudevalve]

Certified Gold!!!!!

[@markbigelow2608]

Poor man😢

[@brentage5000]

Wow, that was really great, guys. The story is kinda familiar -- traditionalist vs the new technology, as it were -- but I love how you guys incorporated local folklore into it. Absolutely blown away by the acting, especially Ian as the leerie (which I assume is what lamplighters were once known as). Man's presence was so magnetic that I couldn't look away until his final sad exit. Top marks to all of you, but especially him. 👏👏👏👏

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

Such atmosphere, I LOVED the universe.

[@nicolaferrari1299]

Love the Scottish tone, just brilliant

[@YourWealthCome]

Anyone know how to say.. Took our jobs in Scottish?

[@claytoneduardo2612]

Top

[@jeremysutherlin3803]

Interesting choices of setting, characters, and concept. Nice to see the use of Scottish, and Ian Pirie, such a good actor!

[@asp2926]

So good. The whole atmosphere of the film makes you feel every change with the main character - so clever!

[@cappsie1]

Damn! That was some commitment to gas lamps!

[@harryshaw2288]

such incredible work. one of my favourite shorts of recent times x

[@starmstrong97]

Thanks Harry means a lot! x

[@-JA-]

🖤

[@tash17kids]

I think it was understandable he felt apprehensive when the cunning critter didn't return for the food he put out for him...be sure it's on omen among many he had! That's how I felt on watching...

[@EhrisaiaOShannon]

I love it!!! 💜🤗💜

[@mephistosmemoirs]

That was fascinating!

[@eric-ty3yn]

Interesting ending

[@robroy7494]

Loved this short film. U guys always putting out great stuff. And I kno the subtitles were there mainly cuz of the thick accent, but can i recommend all of the shorts have subtitles? It really does make it easier for people with hearing issues. 😊

[@waterfall925]

Nice Short Film🔥

[@corbain_21]

FVK YEAH ALTER BACK AT IT AGAIN

[@RainbowTheSnail]

This was brilliant 💗

[@brandyrose9997]

Exceptional work 👏👏👏

[@GilbertoBanuelos]

I like the part where the old man spoke English at the very end. 😅 It was kind of hard to understand him. 😅 Great short.

[@kpv7891]

Отлично!

[@MK1vids]

I'm too early. No one has commented on wth this film was about😭

[@Mashy8722]

So good!!! I loved that!! Some people are so scared of change they’ll do anything to prevent it!

[@wabigcub1977]

Talk about a haunting dread of change

[@professorplum3858]

Amazing. I wish there were more films like this

[@roxyabrooks864]

Great atmosphere and unique tale! Thank you!

[@daynasafranek7807]

I thought the acting was great!!!

[@TheGoblinClown]

Another great one ❤

[@lunarift]

THIS WAS SO WELL MADE!

[@chinazaanyaora]

Definitely shows how big changes can be overbearing or too much for some people. Great short film

[@greenockscatman]

What a nice wee film you've got here! I hope more people get a chance to see it.

[@Mort01111]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@tumblingdown]

This was a very powerful film. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@micknordstrom2591]

That is what we should have done with the smartphones!

[@rygarbensen3953]

Terrific - I certainly did not expect that ending!

[@johannahunderwood4596]

Good to see a film spoken in Scots. I understand this guy totally - this is how I feel about modern low energy light bulbs that seem to make everything look tinged with blue, whilst traditional light bulbs glowed warmly. I shall draw the line there though and shall not seek out a place to off myself!

[@polyrockfilms]

SPOOKY!

[@kathrynbillinghurst188]

I’ve just been binging on these from way back! Just found you today and I had to sub! I love these little works of freaky art! 🇦🇺🤓🤗🤩✌️

[@JH-nf9in]

A very creepy short! It is shot beautifully!

[@jakemyron3276]

Ted Kaczynski’s orgin story

[@madrabbit4916]

Best comment ever

[@EA-js1me]

Willie the groundskeeper’s great-grandpa.

[@chriseaston1392]

#10 great job,so sad.thanks for the view

[@91KP_SilentEchoes]

So i take it this guy doesnt want lights to evolve lol

[@whydotheycallyoupsychokeil4884]

That was really good I like that it was black and white.❤ I like the Ireland the Irish folklore. It was really really interesting.☘️

[@Pinkyplums]

It’s Scottish 😂

[@ShrodingersHat]

This is Scottish lol

[@adyorvanderlei4767]

The ending made it for me. Well done

[@LookingGlass1865]

Gosh I love the Scottish language/accent.

[@hannahmaria6887]

Sorry, but John Allan is fine! 😍

[@dyanaavendale8810]

Fabulous! I do not give kudos easily. I am a tough critic, hoping to help the film makers do better by my critiques. There is nothing to say but fabulous! Perfect! Stunning! The actors, the set, the words, the design…the ultimate. This was the best I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Bravo!

[@m_hgo7625]

Wow new chapter

[@komalvishwakarma9740]

A brilliant work of classic 😘😊

[@punyr5338]

Awesome work

[@madcoolclips2800]

Coolness 🎞🎥🎬

[@joemark501]

Thank you!

[@T1mburtonfan]

These keep getting more and more creative and I’m here for it

[@lucavarinelli8504]

What kind of dialect does he speak?

[@joemark501]

It’s Scots/Doric. Period accurate too!

[@timothyohlem4477]

Subtitles for the subtitle 🙏😭

[@CaptainKneegrowMan]

I have no idea what's going on

[@MMAGamblingTips]

It’s old man who is a lamp lighter using gas light. That was a job he probably had for decades. Not a learned man, that’s all that he knows. So one day a man comes along with a new invention. Electricity. He will no longer be using gas to light the lamps. Like an old man who has work manual job is entire life, and then computers take over his job he no longer understand the world, and fears will become useless. He is scared of change and he doesn’t have the mentality to understand the new technology. Isolated, I am feeling useless he ends up, taking his own life. Ironically, using gas to light himself. Final act as a lamplighter. Himself.

[@TheLightyears101]

Interesting film . How older people are scared of change and prefer to stick to what they know. It shows how today generations need to help those that are scared of change.

[@ese_negritito9826]

I aint even gonna hold yall, I just discovered Altar, and Im about to find a gf and binge watch df out of it with them!

[@TheSemtis]

What kind of accent is that?

[@christianwag3015]

🥸🥸???

[@ruthb6332]

Reminds me of a book I read once, wish I could remember the name :,(

[@tash17kids]

An omen!!! Lol bluddy fingers

[@Freemindstv]

Good morning 🎉

[@l90664]

Subtitles in spanish please. ALTER is amazing ❤

[@seankim884]

Looks Like Crimson Peak Reference.

[@lourdesroman5186]

Reminds me of the movie Vanished.

[@daniellebyers352]

Someone clearly loved the Lighthouse....

[@taddybear4244]

I find it uniquely racist that there are subtitles for his speech. I find it even more racist that I can barely understand him even with subtitles.

[@asadasemwali8365]

That had NO MEANING what so EVAH!!!

[@tash17kids]

You might wanna watch it again, maybe slow the speed down too, might help! Oh, watch it with only a candle for light, like back in tha day!

[@gigos2]

The biggest downfall on this short film is that the subtitles were written how the characters spoke. Just had to make normal subtitles, barely able to understand anything.

[@magnetdesignandadver]

Looks good but HOW THE FEK ARE WE SUPPOSED TO UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE?