Interview: Scottish director Peter Mackie Burns on making his debut feature Daphne

It’s about time she started getting things together, but she’s like: ‘I’ve made this carapace for myself to protect myself and now that’s who I am’.” Scottish filmmaker Peter Mackie Burns is talking about Daphne, the eponymous character in his impressive debut feature. Played by rising star Emily Beecham, Daphne is smart, sarcastic, foul mouthed and falling apart – a 31-year-old woman trying to navigate her somewhat transient life as a restaurant worker in London by actively withdrawing from any relationships that can’t be walked out of at a moment’s notice.