A melancholy documentary about family, forgiveness and tough love in the Scottish Highlands
Uisdean Mackay was jailed in 1994 for murder but released after 16 years to care for his elderly father, Calum. Lou McLoughlan’s documentary is a film of two halves, the first examining Uisdean’s relationship with his father and the second his romance with Audrey, whom he meets when he is returned to jail accused of stabbing. By allowing Uisdean to present his version of events unchallenged, McLoughlan invites us to sympathise with him, but it’s much easier to feel sad for Calum and Audrey as Uisdean undermines their faith in him and fails to take the opportunities they offer. In one particularly sad moment, Uisdean reads a letter from his father informing him “with a heavy heart” that he will no longer inherit the croft. This is a beautifully shot film, with lingering images of placid...
Uisdean Mackay was jailed in 1994 for murder but released after 16 years to care for his elderly father, Calum. Lou McLoughlan’s documentary is a film of two halves, the first examining Uisdean’s relationship with his father and the second his romance with Audrey, whom he meets when he is returned to jail accused of stabbing. By allowing Uisdean to present his version of events unchallenged, McLoughlan invites us to sympathise with him, but it’s much easier to feel sad for Calum and Audrey as Uisdean undermines their faith in him and fails to take the opportunities they offer. In one particularly sad moment, Uisdean reads a letter from his father informing him “with a heavy heart” that he will no longer inherit the croft. This is a beautifully shot film, with lingering images of placid...
- 11/10/2016
- by Alan Evans
- The Guardian - Film News
Mustang
After triumphing at the Césars just two days ago, Deniz Gamze Ergüven's Mustang has been named audience favourite at the 2016 Glasgow Film Festival. I just eat Lou McLoughlan's documentary 16 Years Till Summer, whose festival screenings may sadly have been its last in Scotland after it was attacked by the brother of its subject, who called it a work of fiction.
"I am thrilled that our second Audience Award has been won by Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s unforgettable debut feature Mustang. This story, of five orphan sisters fighting for a sense of freedom in a society that seems intent on oppressing them is truly outstanding and marks the arrival of a world-class filmmaker. It is another great choice from an audience that has a passion for outstanding world cinema," said festival co-director Allan Hunter.
The festival team are celebrating record admissions again this year, having sold over 42,000...
After triumphing at the Césars just two days ago, Deniz Gamze Ergüven's Mustang has been named audience favourite at the 2016 Glasgow Film Festival. I just eat Lou McLoughlan's documentary 16 Years Till Summer, whose festival screenings may sadly have been its last in Scotland after it was attacked by the brother of its subject, who called it a work of fiction.
"I am thrilled that our second Audience Award has been won by Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s unforgettable debut feature Mustang. This story, of five orphan sisters fighting for a sense of freedom in a society that seems intent on oppressing them is truly outstanding and marks the arrival of a world-class filmmaker. It is another great choice from an audience that has a passion for outstanding world cinema," said festival co-director Allan Hunter.
The festival team are celebrating record admissions again this year, having sold over 42,000...
- 2/28/2016
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Fire in Babylon and Storyville's Afghan Cricket Club take gongs at annual awards for excellence in documentary making
Two documentaries about cricket scooped prizes at the prestigious Grierson awards on the day the sport hit the headlines after three Pakistan players were found guilty of trying to rig a Test match.
The team behind BBC4's Storyville: Afghan Cricket Club – Out of the Ashes was judged best newcomer on Tuesday at the awards, which celebrate the best in documentary making.
Another winner, in the best historical documentary category, was Fire in Babylon, the theatrically released film about the rise to global dominance in the 1970s and 1980s of the West Indies cricket team.
The awards kicked off with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall winning the best documentary series prize for Channel 4 show Hugh's Fish Fight.
Jury chairman Emma Hindley said the judges agreed Hugh's Fish Fight was "a brilliant piece of campaigning journalism and,...
Two documentaries about cricket scooped prizes at the prestigious Grierson awards on the day the sport hit the headlines after three Pakistan players were found guilty of trying to rig a Test match.
The team behind BBC4's Storyville: Afghan Cricket Club – Out of the Ashes was judged best newcomer on Tuesday at the awards, which celebrate the best in documentary making.
Another winner, in the best historical documentary category, was Fire in Babylon, the theatrically released film about the rise to global dominance in the 1970s and 1980s of the West Indies cricket team.
The awards kicked off with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall winning the best documentary series prize for Channel 4 show Hugh's Fish Fight.
Jury chairman Emma Hindley said the judges agreed Hugh's Fish Fight was "a brilliant piece of campaigning journalism and,...
- 11/3/2011
- by Tara Conlan
- The Guardian - Film News
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