Part of the Birks Wilderness Film Festival 2025
Join us after this screening for a conversation with Judith Anderson, a former Management Planner with the National Trust for Scotland. She was on the team dealing with the World Heritage Site nomination and the management plan for the archipelago around 2003.
The Edge of the World tells the moving story of a remote island and its inhabitants, whose traditions and way of life are threatened by a rapidly industrialising world. To settle an argument over whether the islanders should give up their livelihood and move to the mainland, two childhood friends follow an ancient tradition and climb the island's highest cliff face. The outcome shatters the island's peace and splits the two clans apart.
Shot over four arduous months in the wild, windswept Shetland Islands, Michael Powell's first independent production establishes the daring techniques and experimentation that would later become familiar hallmarks of his career. The Edge of the World tells the moving story of a remote island and its inhabitants, whose traditions and way of life are threatened by a rapidly industrialising world. To settle an argument over whether the islanders should give up their livelihood and move to the mainland, two childhood friends follow an ancient tradition and climb the island's highest cliff face. The outcome shatters the island's peace and splits the two clans apart. Restored by the BFI National Archive in 1990 and with its picture and sound further restored for this release, The Edge of the World has been admired by directors such as Martin Scorsese.
Support for this festival is provided by: Beyond Adventure, Cow and Parrot, Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery, Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters, Moness Resort/Taymouth Village Limited, Ruaraidh Dewar Landscaping, Spirit of Wood, Taymouth Marina, Wee Adventures, and Perth & Kinross Council Rural Events Funding.
Join us after this screening for a conversation with Judith Anderson, a former Management Planner with the National Trust for Scotland. She was on the team dealing with the World Heritage Site nomination and the management plan for the archipelago around 2003.
The Edge of the World tells the moving story of a remote island and its inhabitants, whose traditions and way of life are threatened by a rapidly industrialising world. To settle an argument over whether the islanders should give up their livelihood and move to the mainland, two childhood friends follow an ancient tradition and climb the island's highest cliff face. The outcome shatters the island's peace and splits the two clans apart.
Shot over four arduous months in the wild, windswept Shetland Islands, Michael Powell's first independent production establishes the daring techniques and experimentation that would later become familiar hallmarks of his career. The Edge of the World tells the moving story of a remote island and its inhabitants, whose traditions and way of life are threatened by a rapidly industrialising world. To settle an argument over whether the islanders should give up their livelihood and move to the mainland, two childhood friends follow an ancient tradition and climb the island's highest cliff face. The outcome shatters the island's peace and splits the two clans apart. Restored by the BFI National Archive in 1990 and with its picture and sound further restored for this release, The Edge of the World has been admired by directors such as Martin Scorsese.
Support for this festival is provided by: Beyond Adventure, Cow and Parrot, Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery, Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters, Moness Resort/Taymouth Village Limited, Ruaraidh Dewar Landscaping, Spirit of Wood, Taymouth Marina, Wee Adventures, and Perth & Kinross Council Rural Events Funding.
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 15m
Released: 2025
Runtime: 1h 15m
Released: 2025
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