Susan is now turning her father's story into a short film
IT WAS NOT his usual night at the pub, but one Friday in November 2013, Jim Duncan decided to go out for aHis daughters were painting his kitchen, so he thought he’d let them get on with it. And it was his 68th birthday, so a couple of drinks seemed in order. Jim headed into town from his home in“My dad’s nights at the pub were only ever Wednesdays and Saturdays, never Fridays,” explains Jim’s daughter, Susan Sims.
“My dad left the pub minutes before it happened,” says Susan, who is turning Jim’s story into a short movie, to be produced by Heel Films. It was her dad who told Susan that she should be the one to tell his story. A keen actor, singer and stand-up, she is well-known locally as a performer and Jim thought she could write a script for a play or a film based on his memories.
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