Isla
Buy Tickets, Start Time: 19:00 Castlebay Hall Castlebay, Isle of Barra HS9 5XD
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Isla
Stiùriche: Eachainn Hilleary, 20mion. Alba 2023, Cànan: Beurla, FFEIG: PG
Tha Isla a’ toirt fòcas air na thachair an-dèidh Fuadaichean na Gàidhealtachd, nuair a thugadh air an t-sluagh eilthireachd às an dùthaich. Tha an sgeulachd a’ soillsearachadh na buaidhean inntinn-eòlach de sgaradh teaghlaich, às-àiteachadh agus na droch bhuaidhean. Bha seo ri linn tarr-shluaidheachd, dì-obrach agus gortas an toiseadh. Na b’ fhaide air adhart, chaidh am fuadachadh le làmh làidir le na h-uachdaran.Chaidh bailtean a losgadh gu làr agus thugadh air na Gàidheal air soitheachan a bha a’ dèanamh air an t-Saoghal Ùr.
Isla
Dir: Hector Hilleary, 20 min, Scotland 2023, language: English, HIFF: PG
Isla focuses on the aftermath of the Scottish Highland Clearances, when 10s of thousands were forced to emigrate from their homeland. The story highlights psychological effects of family division, displacement and its damaging consequences. This was first due to over-population, unemployment and famine, and later, they were forcibly removed by Landlords. Villages were burnt to the ground and Highlanders were forced onto ships headed to the “New World”.