Taigh Dhonnchaidh

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Gaelic for ‘Duncan’s House’, Taigh Dhonnchaidh is the most recent arts and music centre to be opened in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Taigh Dhonnchaidh is committed to being a centre of excellence for the promotion and enhancement of the Gaelic language, music and the arts by encouraging partnerships with the community, individuals and businesses to contribute to social, cultural and economic development.

Address: Taigh Dhonnchaidh 44A Habost Port of Ness Isle of Lewis HS2 0TG

Tel: 01851 810166

Okavango

Documentary Country : Botswana 2020 Run Time: 1hr 34min Language: English Classification: HIFF PG Director: Beverly Joubert & Dereck Joubert. Description: The Okavango, in southwest Africa, is a very special river. It is born deep in the highlands of Angola – but instead of flowing westward to the Atlantic Ocean, the Okavango flows inland through Angola and into Botswana — only to vanish completely in the Kalahari desert, after a journey of 1,500 kilometers. Lions and leopards, elephants and hippos, warthogs and crocodiles, painted dogs, bush babies, and many more, all thrive and survive here. Filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert have created an utterly breathtaking example of visual storytelling with rich clarity. Each dazzling closeup of the exotic flora and fauna is truly remarkable, as is the narration by Dereck Joubert himself, accompanying the stunning images. Screenings: Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (Outdoor Screening): Monday the 19th of July at 2pm. Carinish Village Hall, North Uist: Thursday the 22nd of July at 5:30pm.

Monday, July 19th 2021 - 14:00

The Coin

Animation Country of Origin: United States & China Year Released: 2019 Run time: 6min 40secs Language: Chinese Mandarin with English subtitles. Director: Siqi Song Classification: U Description: A young woman loses a jar on her journey to a new country, which contains the lucky coins she has been collecting growing up. Her life in a new country begins with a search to find the coin. Screenings: An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Tuesday the 20th of July at 2pm (accompanying Haida Modern feature). An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Wednesday the 21st of July at 8pm (accompanying Horse Thieves: Roads of Time feature). Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (Outdoor Screening): Monday the 19th of July at 2pm (accompanying Okavango feature). Kinloch Community Hub, Isle of Lewis: Wednesday the 21st of July at 2pm (accompanying Backyard Wilderness feature). Grinneabhat Community Room, Isle of Lewis: Saturday the 24th of July at 10am (accompanying Backyard Wilderness feature). Bernera Community Centre, Isle of Lewis: Friday the 23rd of July at 5:30pm (accompanying Haida Modern feature). Carinish Village Hall, North Uist: Thursday the 22nd of July at 2pm (accompanying Haida Modern feature). Stoneybridge Hall, South Uist: Tuesday the 20th of July at 2pm (accompanying Backyard Wilderness feature).

Monday, July 19th 2021 - 14:00

A Place for Penguins

Documentary Country of Origin: South Africa Year Released: 2018 Run time: 13min 13sec Language: English Director: Tom Parry Classification: U Description: Africa is a continent famous for its wildlife. But there’s one resident that’s often overlooked, and many don’t even realise exists – the African penguin. However, years of overfishing have seen Africa’s penguins plummet to frighteningly low numbers, with scientists at the University of Cape Town recently heeding the gloomy warning that the species could be extinct by the year 2026. A Place For Penguins follows an unlikely duo as they team up and take on an ambitious, novel and entirely unique project – creating the world’s first artificially-induced African Penguin colony. This story demonstrates that science and art are not mutually exclusive. Conservation is a collaborative effort and if we are going to meet the challenges facing our planet we need to cooperate, think outside-the-box and break down traditional academic disciplines to unearth innovative solutions. Screenings: An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Wednesday the 21st of July at 2pm (accompanying Maya the Bee 3 feature). Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (OUTDOOR SCREENING): Monday the 19th of July at 5pm (accompanying Maya the Bee 3 feature). Kinloch Community Hub, Isle of Lewis: Thursday the 22nd of July at 2pm (accompanying Maya the Bee 3 feature). Carinish Village Hall, North Uist: Friday the 23rd of July at 2pm (accompanying Away feature). Northbay Hall, Barra: Friday the 23rd of July at 2pm (accompanying Maya the Bee 3 feature).

Monday, July 19th 2021 - 17:00

Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb

Childrens' Feature Country of Origin: Australia Year Released: 2021 Run time: 1h 28min Language: English Director: Noel Cleary Classification: PG Featuring: Coco Jack Gillies Description: When a bored Maya and Willi bust out of winter lockdown early, they are catapulted headfirst into a top secret mission! Entrusted with the care of a sacred seed, Maya and Willi team up with their old pal's Arnie and Barnie to deliver the seed to its new home atop the mysterious Bonsai Mountain. When their "seed" hatches, Maya and Willi come face to face with their biggest responsibility yet - a smooshy, squishy little princess! This adventure is a LOT more than they bargained for as they take on bounty hunters, thugs and ruthless enemies, to return the lost princess to her mountain colony, only to find it hanging in the balance of a turf war and remorseless predators. Willi discovers a side of himself that he never expected as he becomes protective of the tiny princess, but to save the her, and her colony, Maya must learn that trust is not just a word, it has to be earned! Screenings: An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Wednesday the 21st of July at 2pm. Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (Outdoor Screening): Monday the 19th of July at 5pm. Kinloch Community Hub, Isle of Lewis: Thursday the 22nd of July at 2pm. Stoneybridge Hall, South Uist: Wednesday the 21st of July at 2pm. Northbay Hall, Barra: Friday the 23rd of July at 2pm.

Monday, July 19th 2021 - 17:00

Manry at Sea- In the Wake of a dream

Documentary This is a UK Premiere Country of Origin: United States Year Released: 2018 Run Time: 1h 34min Language: English Director: Steve Wystrach Classification: PG (HIFF) Featuring: Bill Jorgensen & Steven Callahan. Description: In 1965, a seemingly typical middle-aged suburbanite in Cleveland, Ohio, threw caution to the wind and set sail on a solo voyage across the Atlantic, in a 13½ foot wooden boat called Tinkerbelle. Newspaperman Robert Manry’s goal was to sail from Falmouth in the US to Falmouth in the UK, and his 78-day epic journey will capture the hearts of ocean lovers, adventurers and dreamers alike. Screenings: Online via Indy On Demand (www.indyondemand.com): Link will be live between 19th - 24th of July. An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Thursday the 22nd of July at 5pm. Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (Outdoor Screening): Monday the 19th of July at 7:30pm. Berneray Community Hall, North Uist: Monday the 19th of July at 11am. Castlebay Community Hall, Barra: Friday the 23rd of July at 5:30pm.

Monday, July 19th 2021 - 19:30

The Art of Weaving

Documentary Country of Origin: United States Year Released: 2019 Run time: 11min Language: English Director: Jeremy Seifert Classification: U Description: "The Art of Weaving" is a glimpse into the life and work of Jessica Green, an innovative weaver and homesteader who lives in the Sandy Mush Community of Western North Carolina. This region of Appalachia is known for its deeply rooted traditions of weaving and artisanship. Green’s traditional weaving patterns—also known as ‘recipes’— take inspiration from the designs of Colonial American coverlets. Green aims to “deconstruct and reinvent to discover a craft that feels like my own retelling of the past.” Carrying forward a mostly women’s tradition of craftsmanship, Green takes pride in being a part of a nationwide resurgence of local artisan weavers. In the face of overwhelming economic pressure from corporate mass producers, Green is working “to bring a threadbare history back into consideration.” “Being a weaver and a homesteader,” Green says, “is a lifestyle that’s based both in remembering and trailblazing.” Screenings: An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Saturday the 24th of July at 5:30pm (accompanying Iorram feature). Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (OUTDOOR SCREENING): Monday the 19th of July 7:30pm (accompanying Manry at Sea feature). Grinneabhat Community Room, Isle of Lewis: Friday the 23rd of July at 7pm (accompanying Iorram feature). Talla Na Mara, Isle of Harris: Tuesday the 20th of July at 1pm (accompanying Iorram feature). Carinish Village Hall, North Uist: Saturday the 24th of July at 5:30pm (accompanying Iorram feature). Northbay Hall, Barra: Saturday the 24th of July at 11am (accompanying Iorram feature).

Monday, July 19th 2021 - 19:30

100% Wolf

Childrens' Feature Year Released: 2020 Run time: 1hr 36min Language: English Director: Alexs Stadermann Classification: PG Featuring: Loren Gray, Adriane Daff & Jane Lynch. Description: 100% Wolf centers on Freddy Lupin, heir to a proud family line of werewolves. Positive he'll become the most fearsome werewolf ever, Freddy is in for a shock when his first "warfing" goes awry, turning him into a ferocious - poodle. Screenings: Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (OUTDOOR SCREENING): Tuesday the 20th of July at 10:30am. Bernera Community Centre, Isle of Lewis: Saturday the 24th of July at 2pm.

Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 10:30

The Owl and the Pussycat

Animation Country of Origin: United Kingdom Year Released: 2020 Run time: 4min Director: Mole Hill Classification: U Description: The Owl and the Pussycat set sail with their few precious possessions on a journey in which they learn nothing and lose everything except each other. This 4 minute film by Mole Hill has been made using an innovative ‘waximation’ technique to mark the 150th anniversary of Edward Lear’s evergreen nonsense poem. Screenings: An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Tuesday the 20th of July at 11am (accompanying The Call of the Wild feature). An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Thursday the 22nd of July at 2pm (accompanying Away feature). Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (OUTDOOR SCREENING): Tuesday the 20th of July at 10:30am (accompanying 100% Wolf feature). Bernera Community Centre, Isle of Lewis: Friday the 23rd of July at 2pm (accompanying Away feature). Berneray Community Hall, North Uist: Monday the 19th of July at 8pm (accompanying Aquarela feature). Stoneybridge Hall, South Uist: Wednesday the 21st of July at 2pm (accompanying Maya the Bee feature). Castlebay Community Hall, Barra: Saturday the 24th of July at 2pm (accompanying Backyward Wilderness feature).

Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 10:30

Iorram

Iorram - Documentary Country of Origin: United Kingdom Year Released: 2021 Run time: 1hr 38min Language: Scottish Gaelic (with English subtitles) Director: Alastair Cole Classification: PG Description: Iorram is a lyrical portrait of the Gaelic-speaking fishing community in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, and its intimate relationship with the sea. This first-ever theatrical documentary entirely in Scottish Gaelic blends archive recordings of voices, stories and songs from the past with visuals of island life today and a contemporary folk score, to take the audience on an immersive and moving journey into the heart of an ancient community struggling to preserve its identity in the modern globalized world. At the heart of the film is an extraordinary trove of sound archive, recorded by pioneering Scottish ethnographers in the mid-20th century, who visited the Outer Hebrides to capture the hardship and romance of life lived in precarious balance with the sea, spoken in a language shaped by the waves. These newly restored recordings preserve an oral history of practical lore and mystical legends passed down through generations of Gaelic speakers, but now on the brink of fading away forever. Director Alastair Cole places these voices from the past alongside stunning visual imagery of the daily working rhythm of the islands today, on land and on water, shot over three years. The tough realities of fishing and gutting in all weathers and seasons co-exist alongside superstitions and visions of mermaids, faerie folk and mysterious vanishing islands. A score by award-winning folk musician Aidan O’Rourke weaves together sound and vision in an emotional and cinematic narrative of toil, laughter and loss. The sea has always sustained this community, while also holding the power to ravage the lives of the families who rely upon it. The film offers whispers and shadows of people and tragic events long since gone, yet whose memory continues to shape life on the islands today. As Scotland and the UK enter a new future, this provides a reminder that the threads of history and identity at this furthest edge of the British Isles are woven, unmistakably, in the lyrical power of the Gaelic language. Screenings: An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Saturday the 24th of July at 5:30pm. Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis: (Outdoor Screen): Tuesday the 20th of July at 2pm. Grinneabhat Community Room, Isle of Lewis: Friday the 23rd of July at 7pm. Talla Na Mara, Isle of Harris: Tuesday the 20th of July at 1pm. Carinish Village Hall, North Uist: Saturday the 24th of July at 5:30pm. Castlebay Community Hall, Barra: Saturday the 24th of July at 11am.

Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 14:00

I Am Fragile

Documentary Country of Origin: West Greenland Year Released: 2018 Run time: 3min Language: English Director: Florian Ledoux Classification: U Description: From West Greenland, professional photographer Florian Ledoux sailed 6000km over the course of eight weeks to Nunavut to explore and document the Arctic Wildlife on Devon Island, Bylot Island, Baffin Island, Somerset Island, and the large Lancaster Sound, with a purpose to witness, document and protect. Screenings: An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Tuesday the 20th of July at 8pm (accompanying Ice On Fire feature). An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Friday the 23rd of July at 11am (accompanying Fire Will Come feature). Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (OUTDOOR SCREENING): Tuesday the 20th of July at 2pm (accompanying Iorram feature). Kinloch Community Hub, Isle of Lewis: Thursday the 22nd of July at 5pm (accompanying Honeyland feature). Bernera Community Centre, Isle of Lewis: Saturday the 24th of July at 8pm (accompanying Nomadland feature).

Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 14:00

Whale Wisdom

Documentary Country of Origin: United States & Austria, Documentary Year Released: 2018 Run time: 50min Language: English Director: Rick Rosenthal Description: Whales have long been a profound mystery to us. They live in a world so removed from our own that we can barely imagine their lives. Their environment is different, their senses are different, their relationships are different. What goes on inside those vast heads? How might such almost alien creatures see the world? How might they think? New science is beginning to give us some answers. Marine biologist and filmmaker Rick Rosenthal is on a journey to explore these insights, measuring the latest science against his own observations and long-held beliefs – and just maybe, getting a glimpse of the world as it must seem to these ocean giants. Captured on camera for the first time in ‘Whale Wisdom’, Rick films the astonishing behaviour of a humpback whale which, time and again, manages to outwit humans in order to get what she wants – their fish. She brilliantly thwarts each attempt by the managers of a salmon hatchery to keep her away. Her coup de grace – slipping in and out unseen into an enclosure barely bigger than herself. Screenings: An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Saturday the 24th of July at 2pm. Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (outdoor screening): Tuesday the 20th of July at 5pm. Bernera Community Centre, Isle of Lewis: Friday the 23rd of July at 10am. Carinish Village Hall, North Uist: Friday the 23rd of July at 5:30pm. Northbay Hall, Barra: Friday the 23rd of July at 11am.

Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 17:00

Nevertown

Documentary Country of Origin: Australia Year Released: 2020 Run Time: 39min Language: English Director: Andrew Buckley Classification: HIFF12 Description: Part surf film, part conservation film, Never Town takes a journey along some wild coastlines and talks with the people fighting to keep them wild. Filmed along the Southern Ocean coasts of Australia, it’s an exploration of what these places mean to surfers... and what surfers are willing to do to save them. Never Town features the surfing of Dave Rastovich, Dan Ross, Belinda Baggs and Heath Joske, set alongside conversations with coastal activists who are standing up against deepwater oil drilling and industrial fish farms. With coastlines around the world under pressure like never before from growing populations, rampant development and exploitation from resource companies, Never Town is a rallying call for surfers and local communities to stand together to protect the wild spaces around them. Screenings: An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Tuesday the 20th of July at 5:30pm. Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (Outdoor Screening): Tuesday the 20th of July at 5pm. Bernera Community Centre, Isle of Lewis: Friday the 23rd of July at 10am. Kinloch Community Hub, Isle of Lewis: Wednesday the 21st of July at 5pm. Carinish Village Hall, North Uist: Friday the 23rd of July at 5:30pm. Northbay Hall, Barra: Friday the 23rd of July at 11am.

Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 17:00

Rams

Comedy/Drama Country of Origin: Australia Year Released: 2020 Run time: 1hr 58min Language: English Director: Jeremy Sims Classification: 12A Featuring: Sam Neill, Michael Caton & Wayne Blair. Description: A decades-long feud between two sheep farming brothers comes to a head when disaster strikes their flocks. Screenings: Taigh Dhonnchaidh (OUTDOOR SCREENING), Isle of Lewis: Tuesday the 20th of July at 7:30pm. Kinloch Community Hub, Isle of Lewis: Wednesday the 21st of July at 7:30pm.

Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 19:30

The Shepherdess

Documentary Country of Origin: United States Year Released: 2019 Run time: 6min Language: English Director: Katie Falkenberg Classification: U Description: A Navajo shepherdess perseveres despite extreme drought in this tone poem about a rapidly vanishing way of life. “We didn’t even go up the mountain because there’s no water,” she recounts. “Hardships are just lessons and challenges in life and you just can’t dwell on it, you have to live through it.” Screenings: An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Wednesday the 21st of July at 11am (accompanying Acasa: My Home feature) An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Thursday the 22nd of July at 11am (accompanying Losing Alaska feature). Bernera Community Centre, Isle of Lewis: Saturday the 24th of July at 10am (accompanying Losing Alaska feature). Taigh Dhonnchaidh, Isle of Lewis (OUTDOOR SCREENING): Tuesday the 20th of July at 7:30pm (accompanying Rams feature).

Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 19:30

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