Wedged tightly with Scots banknotes, the bottle was handed to director Matt Hulse on the occasion of his 40th birthday, along with a book on how to play the ukulele (properly).

The £25 donation secured the enterprising pair a set of limited edition Dummy Jim badges.

‘We want to see this film get made’ insisted Donnelly’s companion. ‘We’re putting our money where our mouths are.’

‘And besides’ added Donnelly ‘the badges are cool’.

‘Individual donations like this are really empowering’ said Hulse. ‘It’s simple really. £25 buys us over three minutes of Super 8 film – process paid!’

Reaching for his ukulele, he added ‘These guys were brave enough to be first in with the cash & we’ll not forget it’.

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