Margaret Tait Movies

  • 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 po...

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    Drawing on a wealth of unseen archival material and unpublished notebooks, the film weaves a complex and personal portrait of Margaret’s life, from th...

    Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait
  • 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
  • 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 tea are r...

    Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995
  • 1983
    Margaret Tait: Film Maker

    Margaret Tait: Film Maker

    Margaret Tait: Film Maker

    01983HD

    A documentary about the life and works of Margaret Tait.

    Margaret Tait: Film Maker