DÙTHCHAS
Synopsis
The documentary features previously unseen Kodachrome 8mm archive film of everyday life on the Isle of Berneray in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland through the 60s and 70s, intercut with interviews with people from the island including many featured in the archive film which reveals repeated iconic scenes of leaving the island, friends and relatives on the pier waving as they recede into the distance.
A specially composed soundtrack by Donald Shaw draws on the richness of traditional Gaelic songs from Berneray and their compelling melodies as inspiration.
Details
- Year
- 2022
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 88 min
- Format
- Digital 6k/4k
- Director
-
Andy Mackinnon, Kirsty MacDonald 1st Feature
- Producer
- Andy Mackinnon
- Co-Producer
- John Archer
- Executive Producer
- Margaret Cameron, Mark Thomas
- Editor
- Andy Mackinnon
- Screenwriter
- -
- Director of Photography
- Andy Mackinnon
- Production Designer
- -
- Sound
- Paul Wilson, Becky Thomson
- Composer
- Donald Shaw
- Principal cast
- -
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Fàgail Ltd
Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts CentreLochmaddy
Isle of North Uist
Outer Hebrides
HS6 5AA
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