The cinema I care about is at the level of poetry

Presented by Ute Aurand at Arsenal, Berlin, The cinema I care about is at the level of poetry honours Margaret Tait’s centenary with a programme of 11 short films on her birthday, 11 November, and a screening of her only feature film and the first by a Scottish woman, Blue Black Permanent (1992) on 17 November.

Film Programme

Sunday 11 November, 5pm

Three Portrait Sketches, 1951. 10 min.
Portrait of Ga, 1952. 4 min.
Happy Bees, 1955. 17 min.
Where I Am Is Here, 1964. 35 min.
The Big Sheep (Caora Mor), 1966. 40 min.
Aerial, 1974. 4 min.
Colour Poems, 1974. 12 min.
On the Mountain, 1974. 32 min.
Place of Work, 1976. 31 min.
Tailpiece, 1976. 9 min.
Garden Pieces, 1998. 12 min.

Saturday 17 November, 7pm

Calypso, 1955. 4 min.
Blue Black Permanent, 1992. 84 min.