Sunday 11 Oct, 7.10pm – As an Eilean (From the Island) + Q&A
As an Eilean (From the Island) is a landmark Scottish Gaelic feature film that tells the story of a young islander coming of age while navigating the traditions, expectations and changing world of his community.
Q&A with cast members Iain Macrae and Wilma Kennedy.
Tuesday 13 Oct, 5..40pm – Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People) + Q&A
A moving journey into the heart of Gaelic psalm singing, Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People) explores the people, places and traditions behind one of Scotland’s most distinctive musical forms.
Psalm singing workshop with Rob MacNeacail. Q&A with Rob MacNeacail and Jack Archer.
Wednesday 14 Oct, 5.45 Short Films at Film is Craic Mòd + Q&A
Teàrnadh, Tha thu air Aigeann m’ Inntinn and Dàn
Three short films reflecting on the story, memory and lasting legacy of the Iolaire disaster, in which more than 200 men returning home after the First World War lost their lives off the coast of Lewis on New Year’s Day 1919.
Dàn features poet Peter Mackay reflecting on Iain Crichton Smith’s poem Tha thu air Aigeann m’ Inntinn and its personal significance to him. This is followed by Catrìona Black’s hand-drawn animated film Tha thu air Aigeann m’ Inntinn (You Are at the Bottom of My Mind), which combines the poem with archive recordings of survivors and witnesses and an original score by fiddler Sarah-Jane Summers. Catrìona will introduce the film and take part in a Q&A about its creative process and connection to the Iolaire disaster.
The programme concludes with Teàrnadh (Survivor), a powerful short drama about a survivor recalling the disaster and the loss of his close friend. The film will be introduced through a specially recorded contribution from Julie Fowlis and Duncan Chisholm, followed by a Q&A with writer Colin MacDonald and cast members Iain Macrae and Douglas Yannaghas.
Sunday 11 Oct, 7.10pm – As an Eilean (From the Island) + Q&A
As an Eilean (From the Island) is a landmark Scottish Gaelic feature film that tells the story of a young islander coming of age while navigating the traditions, expectations and changing world of his community.
Q&A with cast members Iain Macrae and Wilma Kennedy.
Tuesday 13 Oct, 5..40pm – Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People) + Q&A
A moving journey into the heart of Gaelic psalm singing, Sailm nan Daoine (Psalms of the People) explores the people, places and traditions behind one of Scotland’s most distinctive musical forms.
Psalm singing workshop with Rob MacNeacail. Q&A with Rob MacNeacail and Jack Archer.
Wednesday 14 Oct, 5.45 Short Films at Film is Craic Mòd + Q&A
Teàrnadh, Tha thu air Aigeann m’ Inntinn and Dàn
Three short films reflecting on the story, memory and lasting legacy of the Iolaire disaster, in which more than 200 men returning home after the First World War lost their lives off the coast of Lewis on New Year’s Day 1919.
Dàn features poet Peter Mackay reflecting on Iain Crichton Smith’s poem Tha thu air Aigeann m’ Inntinn and its personal significance to him. This is followed by Catrìona Black’s hand-drawn animated film Tha thu air Aigeann m’ Inntinn (You Are at the Bottom of My Mind), which combines the poem with archive recordings of survivors and witnesses and an original score by fiddler Sarah-Jane Summers. Catrìona will introduce the film and take part in a Q&A about its creative process and connection to the Iolaire disaster.
The programme concludes with Teàrnadh (Survivor), a powerful short drama about a survivor recalling the disaster and the loss of his close friend. The film will be introduced through a specially recorded contribution from Julie Fowlis and Duncan Chisholm, followed by a Q&A with writer Colin MacDonald and cast members Iain Macrae and Douglas Yannaghas.
