▁Rain d ance ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁Rec ently , ▁Fern s ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁the ▁Aber l our ▁Children ' s ▁char ity ▁to ▁direct ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁film ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁cent en ary . ▁Using ▁never ▁before ▁heard ▁words ▁from ▁real ▁soldiers , ▁Let ter ▁From ▁An ▁Old ▁Boy ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁young ▁men ▁fighting ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁One , ▁writing ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁or phan age ▁they ▁called ▁home . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁the ▁Glasgow ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁Chris ▁Binding ▁of ▁F lick ▁Fe at ▁wrote ▁" ▁Michael ▁Fern s ▁produced ▁a ▁powerful ▁short ▁dram at izing ▁the ▁emot ional ▁correspond ence ▁that ▁tied ▁many ▁young ▁soldiers ▁to ▁home ." ▁ ▁Fern s ▁is ▁currently ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁short ▁film ▁A ▁Cold ▁Day ▁in ▁June ▁which ▁stars ▁Kath ry n ▁How den , ▁T racy ▁Wil es ▁and ▁Daniel ▁K err ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Best ▁Act ing ▁Performance ▁prize ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁British ▁Academy ▁Scotland ▁New ▁Tal ent ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁film ▁direct ors ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁film ▁produ cers ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁screen writ ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Glasgow ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Conserv atoire ▁of ▁Scotland