Woman with a Movie Camera

Blue Black Permanent

+ pre-recorded intro by Beth Johnston, Filmmaker

The first feature by a female Scottish filmmaker finds a young woman embarking on a lyrical journey to understand her lineage.

  • Director

    Margaret Tait

  • With

    Celia Imrie, Jack Shepherd

  • UK 1992. 86min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    PG

The first feature directed by a female Scottish filmmaker spans three generations. It’s a lyrical, layered story that moves between Orkney and Edinburgh, with Celia Imrie as a daughter unravelling her family’s past. Blending poetry, memory and striking coastal imagery, Tait’s singular vision transforms personal history into something timeless; it’s an intimate, meditative film that still resonates three decades since its first release.

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