REMEMBERING DOUGLAS EADIE 1: PASSING PLACES & HASTON

Kicking off a very special day of events to celebrate the life and work of filmmaker Douglas Eadie (pictured) this first session includes an introduction from hosts, poet Jim Mackintosh and novelist James Robertson. 

The first film will be the two-minute short Passing Places (1973), a comic musical film teaching people how to drive safely on countryside roads featuring Aly Bain and Bill Paterson.

The main feature is Haston: A Life in the Mountains (2005) (directed by Mike Alexander)

The film analyzes the brilliant if tragically short career and tempestuous personal life of Scottish mountaineer Dougal Haston (1940-77). Haston gained fame with the first ascent of 'The Bat' in 1959. He went on to make his name as mountaineer in the Alps and greater ranges. In 1966 he was part of the team that made the first winter ascent of the Eiger Nordwand. He also achieved the first ascent of the South West face of Mount Everest in September 1975. Haston was the Director of the International School of Mountaineering in Leysin, Switzerland. He was killed in an avalanche in Leysin, Switzerland in 1977. Interviews and original footage give an insight into an iconic legend.

After the film there will be a Q&A featuring special guest Douglas Campbell.

At the Scottish Storytelling Centre

Tickets: £8

Event starts: 11am (90 minutes)

A Folk Film Gathering event, in partnership with Edinburgh Tradfest, supported by Screen Scotland.