Last in the Line | Scottish Documentary Institute – SDI Productions

Last in the Line

Year of Production: 2006
Duration: 13'
Directors: Dylan Drummond, Blair Scott
Categories: 2006, Completed, Films
1 Comment

Sheila Stewart

At seventy, ballad singer Sheila Stewart is the last in the line of the Stewarts of Blair, a long lineage of traditional travellers and storytellers. Her mission is to ensure that her culture does not die with her. But it’s not an easy battle, as she is ignored on her own doorstep. The film is a moving portrait about an outsider.

Directors: Dylan Drummond & Blair Scott
Producers: Dylan Drummond & Blair Scott
Executive Producer: Noe Mendelle
Editors: Dylan Drummond & Blair Scott
Camera: Dylan Drummond & Blair Scott
Music: Songs performed by Sheila Stewart
Sound Recordists: Pol Wright & Mark Holden

Screening Formats: Digi Beta, Mini DV

Highlights:
Hotdocs, 2007 (Canada)
Ofensiva International Film Festival as part of ‘New National Cinema – Scottish Focus’, 2001 (Poland)
Milano Film Festival, 2007 (Italy)
DokumentArt, 2007 (Germany)
Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2006 (UK)

Tags: Bridging the Gap, Drummond / Scott, Lies, portrait

One Response to “Last in the Line”

jean mcarthur says:

June 12, 2012 at 2:46 pm

would love to buy the movie made me home sick for the old days but as Sheila says it fading away or not the same throughly enjoyed it

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