Margaret Tait Movies
- 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...
- 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.
- 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Drawing on a wealth of unseen archival material and unpublished notebooks, the film weaves a complex and personal portrait of Margaret’s life,...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 1974
Aerial
Aerial6.21974HD
"Touches on elemental images; air, water, (and snow), earth and fire (and smoke) all come into it." - MT
- 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...
- 1978
Hydro Poles by Helicopter
Hydro Poles by Helicopter01978HD
Poles, presumably to be used to carry electricity wires, are seen being carried over a wintry landscape by helicopter in Sandwick, Orkney.
- 1955
Princes Street Edinburgh
Princes Street Edinburgh01955HD
A short piece of film recording general views of Edinburgh's Princes Street in the 1950s.
- 1966
Splashing
Splashing71966HD
An experimental piece of film-making by Margaret Tait, featuring three children at play in a burn and garden, splashing and having fun playing with...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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,...
- 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.
- 1954
Happy Bees
Happy Bees01954HD
This film poem evokes childhood happiness on the island of Orkney. Footage includes wildflower meadows, toddlers playing in garden, friends fishing...
- 1955
All These New Relations
All These New Relations01955HD
Affectionate observational shots of toddlers, school age girl and very new baby.
- 1955
Calypso
Calypso51955HD
Hand painted directly onto film stock by Margaret Tait, this film features animated dancing figures, accompanied by authentic calypso music.
- 1976
Tailpiece
Tailpiece01976HD
"The film was conceived as a coda to a longer (colour) film, Place of Work, made in the same year. It covers the time of finally emptying a long-time...
- 1970
John MacFadyen
John MacFadyen51970HD
Brightly coloured animated figures dance to the traditional tune 'John MacFadyen', as played by the Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society in this hand...