▁Scottish ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁years ▁I ▁saw ▁a ▁bunch ▁of ▁real ▁men ▁w ip ing ▁a ▁te ar ▁from ▁their ▁eyes ." ▁Crit ic ▁M . ▁J . ▁Sim pson ▁pra ised ▁the ▁director ▁writing ▁" Des p ite ▁the ▁director ' s ▁youth , ▁this ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁accomplished , ▁m ature , ▁professional ▁and ▁impress ive ▁films ▁I ▁have ▁seen ▁for ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁time . ▁I ▁think ▁it ▁no ▁ex agger ation ▁to ▁say ▁that , ▁if ▁Fern s ▁lives ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁this ▁debut ▁feature , ▁then ▁Kirk ▁marks ▁the ▁arrival ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁new ▁talent ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Fern s ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁' Best ▁Director ' ▁acc ol ade ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁British ▁Academy ▁Scotland ▁New ▁Tal ent ▁Awards ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Mitchell ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Glasgow . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Conserv atoire ▁of ▁Scotland ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Fern s ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁his ▁professional ▁career . ▁Wh ilst ▁working ▁on ▁commercial ▁pieces ▁for ▁clients ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁N HS ▁and ▁Di ab etes ▁UK , ▁Fern s ▁also ▁directed ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁' The ▁C low n ' ▁for ▁Be ec ake , ▁the ▁band ▁of ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁R ings ▁star ▁Billy ▁Bo yd . ▁The ▁video ▁was ▁also ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3