Margaret Tait Movies
- 1992
Blue Black Permanent
Blue Black Permanent5.51992HD
In 1990s Edinburgh, Barbara Thorburn reflects on memories of her poet mother, Greta, and her tragic death.
- 1952
A Portrait of Ga
A Portrait of Ga6.21952HD
Another early experiment in portraiture from Tait. In filming her mother she asks the wider question of how much the camera can reveal of the person.
- 2020
Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995
Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 199502020HD
In Aurand’s signature diaristic form, roses in bloom, farm animals, Orkney landscapes, and scenes of the late filmmaker Margaret Tait having...
- 1955
The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo
The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo5.41955HD
A film interpretation of the poem 'The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Margaret Tait speaks the poem throughout the film.
- 1981
Land Makar
Land Makar61981HD
"This is a landscape study of an Orkney croft, with the figure of the crofter, Mary Graham Sinclair, very much in the picture. The croft is West...
- 1964
Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait
Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait4.21964HD
A portrait of poet Hugh MacDiarmid.
- 1974
Aerial
Aerial6.21974HD
"Touches on elemental images; air, water, (and snow), earth and fire (and smoke) all come into it." - MT
- 1951
The Lion the Griffin and the Kangaroo
The Lion the Griffin and the Kangaroo01951HD
Perugia and its Italian University for foreign students.
- 2024
Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait
Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait02024HD
Drawing on a wealth of unseen archival material and unpublished notebooks, the film weaves a complex and personal portrait of Margaret’s life,...
- 1974
Colour Poems
Colour Poems7.71974HD
'Titles within the film are: Numen of the Boughs, Old Boots, Speed Bonny Boat, Lapping Water, Incense, Aha, Brave New World, Things, Terra Firma. A...
- 1981
Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place
Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place01981HD
A tour around Kirkwall, covering the years 1969 - 1976. Places featured include St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall harbour, Victoria St, Broad St,...
- 1998
Garden Pieces
Garden Pieces71998HD
A set of three 'film poems' composed around the theme of the garden - the central one featuring hand scratched animated drawings. Margaret Tait...
- 1976
Place of Work
Place of Work91976HD
Margaret Tait documents her house, studio and garden in Buttquoy, Orkney as the seasons pass. She had lived there from the age of seven and often...
- 1949
Milano
Milano01949HD
Young women in Milan, rooftops and children. One of the women is possibly Margaret Tait. [shotlisted from MiniDV] gvs Milan main square, bustling...
- 1977
Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions
Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions01977HD
Part 3 of Margaret Tait's 'Aspects of Kirkwall', covering special events in the town. These include the Orkney Agricultural Society County Show, boat...
- 1955
The Royal Mile Edinburgh
The Royal Mile Edinburgh01955HD
A short piece of film recording general views of Edinburgh's Royal Mile in the 1950s.
- 1955
Princes Street Edinburgh
Princes Street Edinburgh01955HD
A short piece of film recording general views of Edinburgh's Princes Street in the 1950s.
- 1964
Where I Am Is Here
Where I Am Is Here71964HD
"Starting with a six-line script which just noted down a kind of event to occur, and recur, my aim was to construct a film with its own logic, its...
- 1964
Palindrome
Palindrome01964HD
A palindrome created on film. Features interaction between a couple with the recurring line 'Madam I'm Adam'.
- 2014
Before Words
Before Words02014HD
Every time the task of drawing a circle is performed, it results in a unique shape, a slightly different 'version' than the previous and next...