O’R DDAEAR HEN (FROM THE OLD EARTH)
Will Aaron, Wales, 1981, 57 mins
Event duration: 1 hr, 45 mins
The first horror film to be made in the Welsh language, O'r Ddaear Hen follows a mysterious stone head that is unearthed in a council house garden in Bangor. When this ancient head is brought inside into the home of local archaeologist, their family begins to begins to experience terrifying visions of a half-man, half-animal creature, with a terrifying ties to the ancient gods of the land. Will anyone survive the encounter unchanged?
The film will be introduced with a special mini-concert from Welsh harpist and singer Gwen Màiri Yorke.
With closed captions (English subtitles)
At The Cameo
Tickets: £8.99 + booking fee
Event starts: 6pm
A Folk Film Gathering event, in partnership with Edinburgh Tradfest, supported by Screen Scotland.