A cinema event exploring Scotland’s rural life through local archive film will begin a tour of Scotland with the first screening taking place at the Screen Machine in Brodick next Friday, July 22.
Inspired by the vibrant culture of the Highland and Islands Film Guild in the 1940s, which brought films to often isolated rural communities, Made On Our Land will feature a host of celluloid gems from the National Library of Scotland’s Moving Image archive.
The films include 1960s holidaymakers on a road trip around Islay, British propaganda films on effective Scottish land use during the Second World War, and a post-war plea dissuading Highlanders from leaving for the city.