In late 2012 , Hughes reunited with McGeagh and Grantham to pen their next feature film , '' A Practical Guide to A Spectacular Suicide '' . The film , starring McGeagh in the leading role , tells the story of Tom , a troubled man whose string of suicide attempts leads him to plan what he dubs will be his own ' spectacular suicide ' . After failing to secure funding from the Scottish arts body Creative Scotland the trio turned to the public and sourced the budget for the film through a crowd funding channel . Raising over £ 3000 for the production , filming began in 2013 and was completed in just 13 days . The film was released in 2014 and quickly became an international hit . On the festival circuit , the film had its American premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in California , and in the UK the film was shown for the first time at the Edinburgh International Film Festival where Hughes was nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film . The film was further decorated with 2 nominations at the 2014 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards for Best Film and for Best Acting Performance for Graeme McGeagh . In September 2014 , Hughes was invited as a special guest to take part in the British & Irish Film season at the Ciné Utopia in Limpertsberg , Luxembourg
2014 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards
2014 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards
Graham Hughes (director)