Upcoming events
‘there and then and never again’: new film commissions celebrating the life and work of Margaret Tait
Saturday 9 November 2019
Inverness Film Festival 2019, Eden Court, Inverness
New short films from international talents and Scotland-based artists and filmmakers that celebrate the life, legacy, attitude or approach of Scotland’s filmmaking pioneer, Margaret Tait (1918–1999). The programme includes a post-screening discussion with some of the artist and filmmakers.
Margaret Tait: Blue Black Permanent + discussion (Margaret Tait 100 closing event)
Monday 11 November 2019
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
A special screening on Margaret Tait’s 101st birthday to mark the closing of the year-long celebration of her centenary. Tait’s only feature and one of the last films she made, Blue Black Permanent (1992) tells the story of Barbara (Celia Imrie), a woman coming to terms with the death of her mother (Gerda Stevenson).
Quiet Defiance: Gerda Stevenson on Margaret Tait (Margaret Tait 100 closing event)
Monday 11 November 2019
To mark the end of Margaret Tait’s centenary celebrations, writer, actor, director Gerda Stevenson will give a talk on Tait’s multifaceted and uniquely distinctive creativity.
‘there and then and never again’: new film commissions celebrating the life and work of Margaret Tait
Saturday 16 November 2019
New short films from international talents and Scotland-based artists and filmmakers that celebrate the life, legacy, attitude or approach of Scotland’s filmmaking pioneer, Margaret Tait (1918–1999). The programme includes a post-screening discussion with some of the artist and filmmakers.