Celebrating Our 20th Anniversary!
by Alex Billington
July 14, 2026
Source: YouTube
“I think some people think I’m a bit of a weirdo.” Sumerian Pictures has debuted the must watch first trailer for The Incomer, a kooky Scottish indie comedy from Scottish filmmaker Louis Paxton, making his first feature film after tons of other award-wining shorts. It first premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and ended up as one of my favorites of the fest because it’s so delightful and off-beat and wacky and heartfelt just tons of fun. On a remote Scottish isle, siblings Isla and Sandy hunt birds and talk to mythical beings while fighting off outsiders. Their lives change when Daniel, an awkward official from the local government, arrives to relocate them. He’s an “incomer” and they don’t like him and they try to get rid of him – but they also must learn to grow & accept others. Starring Domhnall Gleeson as Daniel, Gayle Rankin & Grant O’Rourke as Isla & Sandy, with Emun Elliott, Michelle Gomez, and John Hannah. I’m a big fan of this film and Scotland is gorgeous! It’s a charming indie discovery & entirely worth a watch.
Here’s the first official trailer for Louis Paxton’s comedy The Incomer, direct from YouTube:
Sundance Award winning comedy, The Incomer is a modern folk fairy tale set on a remote Scottish island, where two siblings survive by hunting seabirds, retelling the stories of their ancestors, and defending the isle from dreaded Incomers’. Their world is upended with the arrival of an awkward council worker who has come to uproot them from their homeland on behalf of the government. The Incomer is written and directed by Scottish writer / filmmaker Louis Paxton, making his first feature film after many other short films, plus work on “Shetland” and “Wreck” series recently. Produced by Emily Gotto and Shirley O’Connor. This initially premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year (one of my faves), where it won the 2026 Next Innovator Award. It’s also playing at the Edinburgh Film Festival next. Sumerian Pics debuts Paxton’s The Incomer in select US theaters starting September 25th, 2026 coming soon. Want to watch?
