Dog Altogether

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Dog Altogether
Film poster
Directed by	Paddy Considine
Written by	Paddy Considine
Produced by	Diarmid Scrimshaw Mark Herbert Gillian Berrie Anna Duffield Wendy Griffin Paul Welsh
Starring	Peter Mullan Olivia Colman Paul Popplewell
Cinematography	Thomas Townend
Edited by	Colin Monie
Music by	Chris Baldwin
Distributed by	EM Media (with the support of) Scottish Screen Sigma Films (co-production) Warp Films (co-production)
Release date	23 August 2007 (2007-08-23)
Running time	16 mins
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Dog Altogether is a short film written and directed by Paddy Considine.^[1] The term "Dog Altogether" comes from an Irish expression that Considine's father used to use when situations got really bad. It was filmed on 22 January 2007 in Glasgow.

The lead role of Joseph is taken by Scottish actor/director Peter Mullan, who was hand-picked by Considine to play a role loosely based on Considine's late father (also called Joseph). Mullan is a winner of several BIFA and BAFTA best actor awards. British comedy actress Olivia Colman fills the supporting role as Anita. Colman, already having shot British comedy film Hot Fuzz with Considine, was approached to play the part due to her suitability for the role.

The story of this short was later expanded into the first Considine's feature film Tyrannosaur, with the same actors as the main characters.