Karen Kinghan

A down-on-his-luck expatriate returns to Northern Ireland after many years away. Upon arrival he is struck by the prosperity and throngs of tourists he sees. Filled with optimism and with the help of some public funding administered through a local businessman, he embarks on becoming a tour guide.

For over 50 years, Roy Spence has been making low or no-budget films in rural Northern Ireland, with subjects including leprechauns, aliens, fifties rock ‘n’ rollers and the undead. It Came From Comber gives an honest and revealing account of Roy’s problems, techniques, solutions and successes in low-budget filmmaking.