Stories of the Loch Ness Monster go back at least as far as 565, when St Columba is said to have given it a stern talking-to after it contributed to the drowning of a local man. People living around the loch never really ceased to talk about it. In the 1970s, however, there was a huge boom in interest from outsiders. This documentary by John MacLaverty asks how it came about and tells the stories of some of the people who dedicated their lives to the search for the mysterious beast.
“Some things have to be believed to be seen,” is the phrase that echoes throughout. MacLaverty is careful to set the scene. This was an era when the struggles associated with world wars and post-war reconstruction were fading into the past and people were focusing on the future. It was a period during which people were becoming passionate about the.
“Some things have to be believed to be seen,” is the phrase that echoes throughout. MacLaverty is careful to set the scene. This was an era when the struggles associated with world wars and post-war reconstruction were fading into the past and people were focusing on the future. It was a period during which people were becoming passionate about the.
- 11/10/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
John Archer of Hopscotch Films produced the documentary.
Dubai-based sales agent Cercamon has acquired international sales rights excluding the UK for John MacLaverty’s feature documentary Loch Ness: They Created A Monster.
Cercamon will launch sales on the title at this month’s Cannes market; a 10-minute preview of the film will be showcased at the Scottish Showcase event on May 19, jointly organised by Cannes Docs and Screen Scotland.
Loch Ness: They Created A Monster tells the story of hunters of the Scottish folklore creature. The hunters camped out on the shores of the loch throughout the 1970s and 1980s,...
Dubai-based sales agent Cercamon has acquired international sales rights excluding the UK for John MacLaverty’s feature documentary Loch Ness: They Created A Monster.
Cercamon will launch sales on the title at this month’s Cannes market; a 10-minute preview of the film will be showcased at the Scottish Showcase event on May 19, jointly organised by Cannes Docs and Screen Scotland.
Loch Ness: They Created A Monster tells the story of hunters of the Scottish folklore creature. The hunters camped out on the shores of the loch throughout the 1970s and 1980s,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers review is here. Streaming giant Amazon Prime Video’s first Indian original sports docu-series is streaming on Prime Video. The five-episode series, directed by British director Alex Gale, stars the players from Pro Kabaddi League’s Jaipur Pink Panthers team, alongside Abhishek Bachchan, the team owner.
Produced by BBC Studios India, Sons Of The Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers traces the team's journey through season 7 of the tournament and captures their highs and lows.
Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers review
A heart winning change for this cricket crazy nation, the documentary pays a pious tribute to the ancient Indian sport – Kabbadi and explains what difference Pro Kabaddi league has done to the game and its players.
The documentary by British director Alex Gale (BAFTA Award for Best Single Documentary - Scotland 78: A Love Story (2018), Glasgow 1967: The Lisbon Lions (2017) both shared...
Produced by BBC Studios India, Sons Of The Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers traces the team's journey through season 7 of the tournament and captures their highs and lows.
Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Pink Panthers review
A heart winning change for this cricket crazy nation, the documentary pays a pious tribute to the ancient Indian sport – Kabbadi and explains what difference Pro Kabaddi league has done to the game and its players.
The documentary by British director Alex Gale (BAFTA Award for Best Single Documentary - Scotland 78: A Love Story (2018), Glasgow 1967: The Lisbon Lions (2017) both shared...
- 12/4/2020
- by Vishal Verma
- GlamSham
The film’s three stars dominate the best actor category.
Matt Palmer’s Highlands-set thriller Calibre has garnered five BAFTA Scotland nominations.
The film’s three stars took all three spots in the best film actor category, for Screen Stars of Tomorrow Jack Lowden (2014) and Martin McCann (2007), as well as for Tony Curran. Palmer has also been nominated for best fiction director, and best writer for film/television. However the film missed out on a best feature film nomination.
Full list of nominations below
Lowden and McCann play childhood friends who find themselves backed into a corner by locals when...
Matt Palmer’s Highlands-set thriller Calibre has garnered five BAFTA Scotland nominations.
The film’s three stars took all three spots in the best film actor category, for Screen Stars of Tomorrow Jack Lowden (2014) and Martin McCann (2007), as well as for Tony Curran. Palmer has also been nominated for best fiction director, and best writer for film/television. However the film missed out on a best feature film nomination.
Full list of nominations below
Lowden and McCann play childhood friends who find themselves backed into a corner by locals when...
- 9/26/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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