Calton Hill
For me, Calton Hill is about friendships and liberty and not battles. I once made this film: The friends of Liberty: To play this short film please click here or … Continue reading Calton Hill
Tag: Martyrs
The Athens of the North
This image, centred on the Martyrs’ monument, provides one of the best views of the “Athens of the North”. I came across this image as I was listening to the … Continue reading The Athens of the North
Raised by the people of Scotland
Crowd-funding is nothing new. The Martyrs’ monument was funded by public subscriptions to redress the events of 50 years previously when five Scots were transported for sedition. Their speaking up … Continue reading Raised by the people of Scotland
‘The sky is making a new proposition to the earth’
This was a kind of experimental film where I combined an old audio track (narrator and choir) with some of John Berger’s words from “Here is where we meet“. The … Continue reading ‘The sky is making a new proposition to the earth’