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Artworks
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Side 1 of leaflet produced at the time of the film's first showing in 2018 at An Lanntair, Stornoway, as part of the 14-18 Now WW1 Centenary Art Commissions.
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Side 2 of leaflet produced at the time of the film's first showing in 2018 at An Lanntair, Stornoway, as part of the 14-18 Now WW1 Centenary Art Commissions.
DALZIEL + SCULLION RSA
SÁL, 2018Film
Music composed by Iain Morrison74m 24sFrom the RSA CollectionFurther images
HMY Iolaire was carrying 283 returning servicemen who had fought and survived the First World War, as they approached Stornoway Harbour on New Years Eve 1918, the boat hit the...HMY Iolaire was carrying 283 returning servicemen who had fought and survived the First World War, as they approached Stornoway Harbour on New Years Eve 1918, the boat hit the infamous rocks ‘The Beasts of Holm’. 205 of the men on board drowned. The impact of the disaster on the islands of the Outer Hebrides was devastating, the loss of life represented almost a generation of young men from the Islands. Iain’s Great-Grandfather, John Morrison, was one of those lost.
This collaboration with Iain Morrison work was jointly commissioned by An Lanntair in Stornoway and the 14-18 NOW WW1 Centenary Art Commissions.
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Matthew Dalziel: Film Direction/Filming; Louise Scullion: Film Direction/Editing; Reece Caver: Male Dancer; HebDrone: Drone Footage; Rob Page: Film Exports; Campbell Scanlan: Boat Skipper
Iain Morrison: Composition/Vocals/Guitar/Pipes/Whistle; Pete Harvey: Cello/String Arrangement; Lori Watson: Fiddle/Vocals; Emma Connell-Smith: Viola; Joe Smillie: Drums/Vocals/Samples; Gordon Maclean: Double Bass/Vocals
