Project Detail

Meet the Buchanans

Synopsis

Historical Fact and Historical Fantasy collide… This film observes the coming inauguration of millionaire landowner Mike Buchanan, the newly confirmed Buchanan Clan Highland Chief, his wife Lady Paula, and teenage family - the first in 300 years. Join the film in real ‘Outlander’ style as the Buchanans travel to a Highland Games in America, then attract tartan enthusiasts from around the world to Scotland, drawn by the power of connection. For one, Mexican Pedro Buchanan, and two American sisters, feelings of the ‘motherland’ are stirred.
Mike’s ambitious wife Paula is planning the inaugural three-day bonanza of tartan, and ceremonial regalia on their magnificent estate. She was the driving force behind Mike’s claim to the title and is now the chief architect of his ‘coronation’ (well, much of it, when an ancient source can’t be found). Ceremony and ritual are unashamedly being invented.
A hidden world of British wealth and privilege unfolds as the family, uncover and invent fresh entitlements the new role brings.. revealing not only whether they can pull off this massive event, but also how History is made, and who makes it, raising important questions around class, national identity, history values and traditions, and the place of ‘Clans’ in the modern world.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 min
Format
HD
Director
Darren Hercher, Jack Cocker, Barbara Orton 1st Feature
Producer
Barbara Orton
Editor
Bill Gill, Beth Hourston, Colin Monie
Sound
Calum Deas, Javi Lopez
Composer
Kris Drever

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

True TV and Film

Barbara Orton
2, Whitehill Street
Glasgow
G31 2LJ

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