Lyre Productions

Lyre Productions were formed in January 2007 in order to make contemporary, Scottish feature films.[2]

The debut feature film from Lyre was The Inheritance[3] – an award-winning, independent, micro budget Scottish road movie, directed by Charles-Henri Belleville,[4] written and produced by Tim Barrow,[5] and executive produced by David Boaretto. The film stars Tim Barrow, Fraser Sivewright,[6] Imogen Toner,[7] and Tom Hardy.[8] The Inheritance was released on DVD partnered by a 60 minute making-of documentary.[9]

Lyre's second feature was The Space Between[10] – an Edinburgh love story, following 2 strangers, brought together in a redemption tale.[11] Shot in September 2009 in 17 days for £15,000, the film stars Vivien Reid,[12] Tim Barrow,[13] and David Whitney.[14] Written and directed by Tim Barrow, the film premiered at Edinburgh Filmhouse in March 2011. The Space Between was released by Lyre on DVD in December 2012.[9]

The third feature from Lyre is Riptide[15] - a Scottish schizophrenia love story, currently in post-production.[16] The film stars Tim Barrow, Elspeth Turner, David Whitney and David Tudor.[15]