Documentary following Swedish photographer Gosta Sandberg as he retraces the footsteps of his 1977 visit to the Western Isles.
Ann an 2017 chuir an saoghal m貌r eadar-n脿iseanta f脿ilte air fosgladh oifigeil Museum nan Eilean agus goireas 霉r, Tasglann nan Eilean, aig Caisteal Le貌dhais. Ceudan de mh矛ltean air falbh ann am baile beag san t-Suain thug naidheachd an taigh-tasgaidh buaidh 脿raid air aon duine gu s貌nraichte. Ann an 1977, bha an dealbhadair camara, Gosta Sandberg air tadhal air na h-Eileanan an Iar far na thog e c貌rr is ceud dealbh. Iomhaighean iongantach de dhaoine agus 脿itichean.
As d猫idh 40 bliadhna rinn Gosta inntinn an-脿irde tilleadh gu taobh siar na h-Alba aon uair eile, agus choinnich e ris an dealbhadair 貌g Le貌dhasach, Fiona Rennie. Tha 霉idh mh貌r cuideachd aig Fiona ann a bhith a' togail dhealbhan de dhaoine nan 脿ite. Lean Gosta agus Fiona an uairsin a chuid ceumannan as 霉r son an tuilleadh fhaighinn a-mach mu na daoine agus na h-脿itichean a bha nan dealbhan.
In 2017, the official opening of Museum nan Eilean and a brand new archive, Tasglann nan Eilean, at Lews Castle generated worldwide publicity. Hundreds of miles away in a small village in Sweden news of the new museum struck a chord with one man in particular. In 1977, the photographer Gosta Sandberg had visited the Western Isles, and took more than 100 photos - striking images of both people and place.
Forty years on Gosta decided to head for the Scottish west coast once more, joined by young Lewis photographer Fiona Rennie who shares Gosta's interest in taking pictures of people and place. Gosta and Fiona retrace his footsteps as they seek to find out more about the people and places he had photographed. Gosta's Gift - a remarkable and moving story of how a unique and striking set of images found their way back to the Western Isles.
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