Margaret Tait Filmes
- 1955
Edinburgh General
Edinburgh General01955HD
General shots of Edinburgh City Centre taken by film-maker Margaret Tait, focussing on the Royal Mile, Holyrood House and Princes Street Gardens.
- 1951
One Is One
One Is One01951HD
"Carlo and Rafaella are going to Rome for the first time. They have specially planned a journey they must make so that they can have a whole day...
- 1981
Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place
Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place01981HD
A tour around Kirkwall, covering the years 1969 - 1976. Places featured include St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall harbour, Victoria St, Broad St,...
- 1977
Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions
Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions01977HD
Part 3 of Margaret Tait's 'Aspects of Kirkwall', covering special events in the town. These include the Orkney Agricultural Society County Show, boat...
- 1970
Painted Eightsome
Painted Eightsome01970HD
Margaret Tait described this title as 'An eightsome reel played by Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society, recorded in about 1955 - 1956, later...
- 1938
Empire Exhibition
Empire Exhibition01938HD
Views of some of the main pavilions and exhibits of the Empire Exhibition in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, including shots of Don and margaret...
- 1955
Orquil Burn
Orquil Burn01955HD
Starting from its source, this film tells the story of the Orquil Burn, Orkney.
- 1958
Edinburgh
Edinburgh01958HD
General views of Edinburgh Royal Mile and Princes Street.
- 1966
Splashing
Splashing71966HD
An experimental piece of film-making by Margaret Tait, featuring three children at play in a burn and garden, splashing and having fun playing with...
- 1949
Milano
Milano01949HD
Young women in Milan, rooftops and children. One of the women is possibly Margaret Tait. [shotlisted from MiniDV] gvs Milan main square, bustling...
- 1956
Rose Street
Rose Street61956HD
The minutiae of daily life on Edinburgh's Rose Street in the fifties is presented in this impressionistic documentary piece.
- 1976
Place of Work
Place of Work91976HD
Margaret Tait documents her house, studio and garden in Buttquoy, Orkney as the seasons pass. She had lived there from the age of seven and often...
- 1955
The Royal Mile Edinburgh
The Royal Mile Edinburgh01955HD
A short piece of film recording general views of Edinburgh's Royal Mile in the 1950s.
- 1957
The Drift Back
The Drift Back01957HD
The first in a series of films for the Rural Cinema Scheme in the Orkneys, it records the return to the island of Wyre of Neil Flaws, a farmer, and...
- 1976
Survivor
Survivor01976HD
Unedited slates from a film called 'Survivor' filmed by Margaret Tait. Footage includes outdoor landscape and garden scenes, a fire burning in field...
- 1983
Margaret Tait: Film Maker
Margaret Tait: Film Maker01983HD
A documentary about the life and works of Margaret Tait.
- 1976
Tailpiece
Tailpiece01976HD
"The film was conceived as a coda to a longer (colour) film, Place of Work, made in the same year. It covers the time of finally emptying a long-time...
- 1978
Shop!
Shop!01978HD
A series of interiors exploring the work of various businesses - presumably in Kirkwall.
- 1976
Start of a Race, end of a show, etc.
Start of a Race, end of a show, etc.01976HD
Footage of a yacht race and a (Highland?) Show in Kirkwall, as filmed by Margaret Tait. [this is possibly incomplete footage from her 'Aspects of...
- 1969
A Pleasant Place
A Pleasant Place01969HD
Film seems to tackle frustrations in communication in the relationship between two men and a woman, which are resolved in the end? Shot in Kirkwall...