Black Camel Pictures is a production company based in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

. Founded by Arabella Croft and Kieran Parker with Steve Barker

Steve Barker

Steve Barker is an English film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the short-film Magic Hour starring John Simm. In 2007 he made his directorial feature film debut Outpost, starring Ray Stevenson and Richard Brake....

 and Michael Callaghan working with them. They mortgage

Mortgage loan

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d their £200,000 home in Glasgow to finance production for their first movie Outpost

Outpost (film)

-Plot:In a seedy bar in a town ravaged by war, scientist and businessman Hunt hires mercenary and former Royal Marine D.C. to assemble a crack team of ex-soldiers to protect him on a dangerous journey into no-man's land...

. The film received a mixed reception for being a good film on a low budget and helped establish the company for future projects. Critics quoted "Barker delivers smart shocks and stylistic flourishes but his habit of breaking his own rules lets the film down...Still, who needs logic when you’ve got Nazi zombies...".

In 2009 Black Camel also produced their second feature, the psychological thriller, Legacy, which follows the journey of a Black Ops soldier in his quest for revenge and redemption. Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba is a British television, theatre, and film actor. He has starred in both British and American productions. Elba grew up in Canning Town, East London. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. He has worked in a variety of TV roles including ...

 (Obsessed, The Wire) stars and Executive Produces from a script written and directed by British/Nigerian director Thomas Ikimi (Limbo). The film was recently awarded The Grand Jury Prize at the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival in Miami. This follows appearances as the Closing Gala film at the Glasgow Film Festival, followed by screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and the Little Rock Film Festival as well as winning Best UK Feature at Raindance Film Festival

Raindance Film Festival

Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...

in London.

In development

• Outpost II: Black Sun (2011)
• Zombie Musical (co-production with Haphazard Media, 2011)
• Sutherland Hill (2011)
• Blood Makes Noise (tbc)
• Breathe (tbc)
• Adventures in Cuisine (2012)