Margaret Tait Movies

  • 1992
    Blue Black Permanent

    Blue Black Permanent

    Blue Black Permanent

    5.51992HD

    In 1990s Edinburgh, Barbara Thorburn reflects on memories of her poet mother, Greta, and her tragic death.

    Blue Black Permanent
  • 1952
    A Portrait of Ga

    A Portrait of Ga

    A Portrait of Ga

    6.21952HD

    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.

    A Portrait of Ga
  • 2020
    Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995

    Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995

    Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995

    02020HD

    In Aurand’s signature diaristic form, roses in bloom, farm animals, Orkney landscapes, and scenes of the late filmmaker Margaret Tait having...

    Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995
  • 1955
    The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo

    The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo

    The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo

    5.41955HD

    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.

    The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo
  • 1981
    Land Makar

    Land Makar

    Land Makar

    61981HD

    "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...

    Land Makar
  • 1964
    Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait

    Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait

    Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait

    4.21964HD

    A portrait of poet Hugh MacDiarmid.

    Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait
  • 1974
    Aerial

    Aerial

    Aerial

    6.21974HD

    "Touches on elemental images; air, water, (and snow), earth and fire (and smoke) all come into it." - MT

    Aerial
  • 1951
    The Lion the Griffin and the Kangaroo

    The Lion the Griffin and the Kangaroo

    The Lion the Griffin and the Kangaroo

    01951HD

    Perugia and its Italian University for foreign students.

    The Lion the Griffin and the Kangaroo
  • 2024
    Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait

    Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait

    Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait

    02024HD

    Drawing on a wealth of unseen archival material and unpublished notebooks, the film weaves a complex and personal portrait of Margaret’s life,...

    Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait
  • 1974
    Colour Poems

    Colour Poems

    Colour Poems

    7.71974HD

    '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...

    Colour Poems
  • 1981
    Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place

    Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place

    Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place

    01981HD

    A tour around Kirkwall, covering the years 1969 - 1976. Places featured include St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall harbour, Victoria St, Broad St,...

    Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place
  • 1998
    Garden Pieces

    Garden Pieces

    Garden Pieces

    71998HD

    A set of three 'film poems' composed around the theme of the garden - the central one featuring hand scratched animated drawings. Margaret Tait...

    Garden Pieces
  • 1976
    Place of Work

    Place of Work

    Place of Work

    91976HD

    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...

    Place of Work
  • 1949
    Milano

    Milano

    Milano

    01949HD

    Young women in Milan, rooftops and children. One of the women is possibly Margaret Tait. [shotlisted from MiniDV] gvs Milan main square, bustling...

    Milano
  • 1977
    Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions

    Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions

    Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions

    01977HD

    Part 3 of Margaret Tait's 'Aspects of Kirkwall', covering special events in the town. These include the Orkney Agricultural Society County Show, boat...

    Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions
  • 1955
    The Royal Mile Edinburgh

    The Royal Mile Edinburgh

    The Royal Mile Edinburgh

    01955HD

    A short piece of film recording general views of Edinburgh's Royal Mile in the 1950s.

    The Royal Mile Edinburgh
  • 1955
    Princes Street Edinburgh

    Princes Street Edinburgh

    Princes Street Edinburgh

    01955HD

    A short piece of film recording general views of Edinburgh's Princes Street in the 1950s.

    Princes Street Edinburgh
  • 1964
    Where I Am Is Here

    Where I Am Is Here

    Where I Am Is Here

    71964HD

    "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...

    Where I Am Is Here
  • 1964
    Palindrome

    Palindrome

    Palindrome

    01964HD

    A palindrome created on film. Features interaction between a couple with the recurring line 'Madam I'm Adam'.

    Palindrome
  • 2014
    Before Words

    Before Words

    Before Words

    02014HD

    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...

    Before Words