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Marram

A mother to two very different sons fights to preserve her family, and their island home.

鈥橲 e sgeulachd co-aimsireil a th鈥� ann am Marram a tha a鈥� leantainn teaghlach air eilean Innse Gall is iad a鈥� feuchainn ri mac gr脿dhach a thuigsinn agus ath-bhe貌thachadh. Cha do bhruidhinn Kevin fad m矛osan. Tha a mh脿thair Maragaidh a鈥� dol a-mach 脿s a rathad gus rudeigin fhaighinn a dh鈥檉haodadh cuideachadh a thoirt dha. Air an t-slighe, tha rudeigin a鈥� d霉sgadh innte fh猫in a chaidh air chall. Air ais air an eilean, feumaidh i a h-uile c脿il a r猫iteachadh uair eile fhad 鈥檚 a chumas i c霉isean r猫idh le a mac eile, Seumas. Aig a鈥� cheart 脿m, tha am muran a dh鈥檉heumas iad airson tughadh a鈥� mhullaich os an cinn air f脿s gann bho cn脿mhadh talmhainn a鈥� chladaich. Le cleasaichean leithid Dolina NicIllinnein, Daibhidh Walker agus Ewan James Armstrong, 鈥檚 e film goirid 霉r a th鈥� ann am Marram a chaidh a dh鈥檉hilmeadh ann am Bearnaraigh, Uibhist a Tuath agus ann an D霉n 脠ideann. Chaidh an ce貌l a chl脿radh le dithis che貌ladair eileagtronaigeach, WHYTE.

A contemporary story following a family on a Hebridean island as they try to understand and revive a beloved son. Kevin has not spoken in months. His mother Maragaidh embarks on a journey to collect something which may help him. Somewhere along the way, she also retrieves something forgotten in herself. On her return, she must reconcile all this with the frustrations of her other son, Seamus. Meanwhile, the marram grass they need to thatch the roof over their heads recedes from a gradually eroding coastline.

A new short film by Elspeth Turner and Robbie Jones, shot in Berneray, North Uist and in Edinburgh. It stars Dolina Maclennan, Daibhidh Walker and Ewan James Armstrong, and features a transcendent score by Gaelic electronica duo, WHYTE.

In Gaelic with English subtitles

21 minutes

Last on

Thu 2 Nov 2023 22:30

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