Fast Eddie documentary entered in film festival

A DOCUMENTARY about one of Dundee’s most recognisable buskers is to be entered into a North American indie film festival.

The short film, made by former Dundee resident Greig Stott, features Fast Eddie, a well-known street busker who can be seen playing the harmonica in the city centre come rain or shine.

It will now be entered into Best Short Fest, held in Lanark County, Ontario, in September.

The festival is open to submissions from any genre of short film from across the world.

The production was self-taught filmmaker and photographer Greig’s first and achieved a degree of local recognition after being released.

It won the Local Talent award category of the IronStar International Short Film Festival held in Dundee.

Greig, who moved to Canada with his wife and daughter in October last year, said he made the film out of pure intrigue.

He said: “I am a storyteller by nature and I am always interested in people and their stories.

“I have always had this real interest and been drawn to buskers and street performers and this man (Fast Eddie) caught my eye five years ago.

“I used to always wonder who he was, what he was about and what his story was.

“I finally plucked up the courage to speak to him and he could not have been more welcoming.”

Greig also plans to enter the short film version into festivals worldwide, including others across the Atlantic in Canada and the US, as well as the UK and Europe.