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Last in the Line (2006)

Duration: 13:00    Category: Scotland, Short   Opportunity: Bridging the Gap

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.

Screening Formats: Digi Beta, Mini DV

Screenings:
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Hotdocs, 2007
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Ofensiva International Film Festival as part of ‘New National Cinema – Scottish Focus’, 2001
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Milano Film Festival, 2007
OFFICIAL SELECTION – DokumentArt, 2007
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2006
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Shoot Me Film Festival, Netherlands, 2007
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Milano Film Festival, Italy 2007
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Mediawave Film Festival, Hungary 2007
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Leith Film Festival 2007
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Reel Film Festival 2006
SCREENING – Belmont Cinema, Aberdeen 2007

Supported by: Scottish Screen & Scottish Documentary Institute

To arrange a screening contact: info@scotdoc.com

Directors/Producers: Dylan Drummond & Blair Scott
Executive Producer: Noe Mendelle
DOP: Dylan Drummond & Blair Scott
Editors: Dylan Drummond & Blair Scott
Music: Songs performed by Sheila Stewart

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