After the death of his beloved wife in a devastating fire, Jonathon Soter's life is in ruins. Drinking to excess and barely holding down his job as a teacher, he's a man lost with nothing to live for. But the sudden news that the boy who killed his wife, Scottish born Donald McKinley, has been released early from prison, brings monumental change for Soter and gives him a new motivation. He begins a journey to a small coastal town, where he hopes to find his tormentor, to find an answer and perhaps to ultimately find redemption. Exploring the themes of loss, forgiveness, revenge and the tragedy of an existence locked in the past, Ashes is a complex character study and a thrilling dramatic modern fable.

A unique insight into a dark brutal world of crime corruption and violence that lies deep within the hills of the Scottish Highlands, based upon a decade of undercover police surveillance that until now has never been exposed. The story unveils the existence of two feuding crime families that have evolved from ancient Scottish Clans 'The McKinley's and the McNabs'.The film focuses on the growing relationship that has blossomed between the two youngest members of each Clan, Cal Mckinley and Nicole McNab as they struggle to cope with the brutal savagery that they are being forced to endure on a daily basis. When the two decide to run off together they soon discover that escaping from the claws of their own Clans was never ever going to be that easy.

A behind the scenes meta look at the audition process of actors during lockdown. This short film was entirely shot using pre-recorded self tapes from twelve different actors during the global pandemic lockdown.