Andrew Black, 'A Vision of Hell', Contextual Screening

Andrew Black, recipient of the 2021 Margaret Tait Award, presents ​‘A Vision of Hell’, a contextual screening bringing together references that have shaped the development of his award commission, ​‘On Clogger Lane’ (2023). The screening includes a selection of short films and mini-documentaries which touch on themes of surveillance, protest and land ownership.

Established in 2010, the Margaret Tait Award is a LUX Scotland commission delivered in partnership with Glasgow Film, supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland. Inspired by the pioneering Orcadian filmmaker and poet Margaret Tait (1918 – 99), the award recognises experimental and innovative artists working with the moving image, offering a unique avenue of commissioning and production support and providing a high-profile platform to exhibit newly commissioned work. ​‘On Clogger Lane’ will permiere at Glasgow Film Theatre on 21 February, tickets are free, booking via the LUX Scotland website.

Programme

Disarming Grandmothers, Episode 2, ​‘a terrorist but not a violent terrorist’, Claire Pope, 2012, 3 min 41 sec

‘The Clouds’, Patrick Keiller, 1989, 20 mins

Disarming Grandmothers, Episode 23, ​‘criminally insane… ordinary people’, Claire Pope, 2012, 2 min 15 secs

‘Don’t Trust Men With Balls’, Vera Media, 1996/​7, 16 mins

Disarming Grandmothers, Episode 29 ​‘Nothing to do with Safety or Security’, Claire Pope, 2012, 2 mins 42 sec

Total running time: 44 mins

Access notes

Captions:

The screening is captioned. Captions by Collective Text.

Thematic content notes:

Police violence, discussion of misogyny.