LIFE with a disabled child is full of highs and lows.

A Glasgow mother and her young son have captured it all beautifully for Eleven, a tender and honest short film which will be shown as part of Tramway’s Unlimited Festival this weekend.

Philippa Clark and Isaac Clark-O’Malley, in collaboration with film-maker Geraldine Heaney, have been filming 11 seconds of footage every day for a year to document their day-to-day experiences together.

Isaac has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and autism – and he is creative, mischievous and hilarious. He also likes to sing One Direction songs.

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“Isaac sings One Direction songs a lot in the film,” smiles Philippa, who is a performance maker.

“I like it when I sing One Direction,” points out Isaac. “That’s the best bit. And when I say Mummy looks a bit like a tangerine. It was good making the film with mum.”

Philippa explains: “Documenting each day for the last year has felt like an intensely personal and honest way to show the reality of a family raising a disabled child.

“I hope we capture the humour as much as the hard times as this will best portray who Isaac is. As we near the end I feel nervous but overwhelmingly proud of my son and the story we tell together.”

The family – Philippa, partner Paul, Isaac and his five-year-old sister Eleanor, live in Cathcart.

Eleven was filmed on Isaac’s iPad (which he loves) and is being produced by Glas(s) Performance.

Jess Thorpe, co-director of the awardwinning theatre company, explains: “The film provides a beautiful, challenging and emotional insight into one family and their unique experience of love and disability.

“It shines a light on both what is most ordinary and extraordinary in their lives together and allows audiences to share in the very intimate and very domestic details of the year, one day at a time.”

Philippa, who is the director of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Adult Drama Theatre Company, says the making of the film has been an emotional process.

“Life with Isaac is so unpredictable that completing the film feels like a great achievement,” she says. “Seeing it all together has been quite moving. My favourite moments are when his humour comes through, because he really is very funny, or when he is with his sister, just doing normal brother and sister stuff.”

She adds: “But there are tough moments too – remembering a spell in hospital at the start of the year was hard, or just seeing his medical equipment, his stair chair…it was emotional.”

“Unlimited is a great platform for the film. I definitely didn’t want this to be a stand alone piece, it needed context and I wanted Isaac’s voice to be heard in Scotland’s Year of Young People – a year for all young people.”

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Isaac was only recently diagnosed with autism, although he has lived with cerebral palsy and epilepsy since birth.

“These labels – they are terrifying at first, but you come to accept it’s about looking at the child in front of you and exploring what that means every day,” says Philippa. “What I hope the film will say to parents with a disabled child is - know that you are not alone.

“Part of the tapestry of parenthood is that we are all just figuring it out day to day, coping as best you can.”

She smiles: “Love for your child can get you through anything, but the days can be difficult and long, and there are real highs and lows along the way. I know I would have taken comfort from the knowledge that I wasn’t on my own, so I hope the film helps other parents understand that yes, it’s hard, but you can do it.”

Eleven is being shown as part of Unlimited at Tramway from October 18 to 21.