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By Hole Ousia Posted on February 22, 2018December 5, 2024

Washed up letter

I came across this wonderful story in the Scotland on Sunday about a letter written in 1899 sent from St Kilda in a “mail boat” – a wooden box or … Continue reading Washed up letter

Categories: Omphalos films, ScotlandTags: island, islands, letters, Omphalos films, St Kilda
By Hole Ousia Posted on September 26, 2016December 7, 2024

Are ever-constant in your changefulness

St Kilda [Are ever-constant in your changefulness]: St Kilda [Let the anchor go]: St Kilda [that’s entertainment]: St Kilda [is our island told in books?]:

Categories: Family history, Omphalos filmsTags: Hale Bopp, islands, Omphalos films, St Kilda
By Hole Ousia Posted on May 21, 2016December 7, 2024

The flight from content

This film is based on a visit to Inchcolm Island with my friend Ian on May Bank Holiday, 2016. Inchcolm [the flight from content]: To play this short film please … Continue reading The flight from content

Categories: Omphalos filmsTags: Ian Collins, island, islands, Omphalos films, River Forth
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 9, 2016December 7, 2024

The last St Kildan

This week the last St Kildan died. Rachel Johnson was born on St Kilda in July 1922 and was 8 years old when the island was evacuated. In my job … Continue reading The last St Kildan

Categories: Omphalos films, ScotlandTags: islands, Omphalos films, St Kilda
By Hole Ousia Posted on November 28, 2015December 7, 2024

Trespass, passed, past.

An experimental film from the “Sanctum Sanctorum”. The spoken words are taken from a Radio 4 production of “The Antiquary” The backdrop to this film is the ruin of Kingsborough … Continue reading Trespass, passed, past.

Categories: Omphalos films, ScotlandTags: abandoned, Antiquary, Bonnie Prince Charlie, islands, Omphalos films, ruins, Skye

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