Stuart McIntyre Directs Expedia's Second Local Lens Episode Featuring Ewan McGregor

In ‘Ewan McGregor: A brothers’ guide to Scotland’, director Stuart McIntyre captures Ewen reunited with his brother Colin, a former Royal Air Force fighter pilot turned instructor, in his homeland of Scotland.

Produced by Somesuch for Expedia’s Local Lens series, the episode follows the pair as they travel from Colin’s home in Elgin, 175 miles north of Edinburgh, to the Scottish highlands in search of the northern lights. 

​A love of adventure was a force bred strong in the brothers on childhood forays around their home country, forging an intimate bond. As Ewan says now, “When you know someone as well as your brother, you don’t need words.” They would take road trips with their parents, go hill-climbing, vacation on rugged Scottish beaches, and immerse themselves in water so unfathomably cold it fired them up for the rest of the day. “A lot of my memories are of us scrambling across cliffs and looking in rock pools,” says Ewan. “There’s a freedom about being a kid in this rugged, weathered landscape that’s just fantastic.” 

The weekend’s adventure across the Cairngorms is no less memorable. Watch as Stuart candidly captures the pair as they bicker. Get nostalgic. Get side tracked. Even have a mishap with sheep and take a dip in a friend’s freezing loch. They stop for fuel and Tunnock’s teacakes, an iconic Scottish chocolate-and-marshmallow snack that transports them back to their childhoods. They have moments of awestruck silence and absolute solitude. But most of all, the episode touchingly records the brothers as they reconnect with each other—and with the spectacular, otherworldly terrain they grew up surrounded by. 

​Stuart McIntyre is a Canadian director. Recognised for his reverent depiction of sport and natural rapport with high-profile talent, his work is an exhilarating, high-octane style of realism.

Originally working as an editor, Stuart started a post-production company called Bijou Editorial, before a life-changing illness convinced him to pursue his film directing dreams.

Using his editing background, Stuart quickly rose to prominence, working with celebrity talent and professional athletes, including Jamie Foxx, Yasiin Bey, Scoot McNairy, James Harden, Lionel Messi, DeAndre Hopkins and Naomi Osaka. He has since worked with high-profile clients including Apple, adidas, NFL, MGM and Louis Vuitton.