Seachd | Scottish Gaelic film

Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the first feature film in Scottish Gaelic. It is a film from the Scottish Gaelic community starring local Gaelic-speaking actors from the Highlands and Isles and was filmed entirely on the Isle of Skye (An t-Eilean Sgitheanach) off the West Coast of Scotland.

Seachd is not a Hollywood film. The film was shot across just 25 days on a tiny budget, but it is a film with a big heart and it represents the lives of people living in a part of the world that has yet to be shown on the big screen.

The soundtrack to Seachd features some of Gaeldom's greatest living vocalists and musicians - and ancient Gaelic instruments such as the Carnyx (Celtic battle horn), the metal strung Clàrsach (Gaelic harp) and the triplepipes (the predecessor of the bagpipes).

Thank you so much to all the MySpacers that have helped to get our small budgeted but big hearted film into cinemas in the UK and hopefully soon the rest of the world!

Simon Miller
Writer-Director

Story
Làn fhìrinn na sgeòil. The truth is in the story. When a young man, Angus, visits his dying Grandfather in hospital he cannot hold back his boyhood quest for the truth - the truth behind the death of his parents and the truth behind his Grandfather's ancient, incredible, fearful stories. Stories from the whole swathe of Gaelic history of poisoned lovers, bloody revenge, water-horses and Spanish gold. His Grandfather hijacks Angus' life for one last time leading him to one of Scotland's most treacherous mountains, The Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye, and an ancient truth he never expected to find. Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the first Scottish Gaelic feature film.

Làn fhìrinn na sgeòil. Tha Aonghas air a bhith air tòir na fìrinn o òige, miann a tha a' teannachadh na inntinn 's na chorp nuair a thuigeas e gu bheil am bàs gu laighe air a Sheanar. Tha fios aig Aonghas gu bheil an t-àm dha eòlas a chur air an fhìrinn mu bhàs a phàrantan 's cuideachd mu sgeulachdan a Sheanair. Sgeulachdan iongantach, eagalach a thug air cuairt tro eachdraidh nan Gaidheal iad le gaol, sabaid, eich-uisge agus òr Spàinnteach nam measg. Tha Aonghas 's a Sheanair a' gabhail aon chuairt eile còmhla, cuairt a tha gan toirt gu mullach Sgùrr Dearg 's gu fìrinn ris nach robh dùil sam bith.




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Aberdeen
From 5 Oct 2007	Check press for details	The Belmont Picturehouse, Abderdeen	(buy tickets)
Hamilton
From 5 Oct 2007	Check press for details	VUE Hamilton	(buy tickets)
Dundee
From 5 Oct 2007	Check press for details	Cineworld Dundee	(buy tickets)
Falkirk
From 5 Oct 2007	Check press for details	Cineworld Falkirk	(buy tickets)
Edinburgh
From 5 Oct 2007	Check press for details	VUE Edinburgh Oceam	(buy tickets)
Edinburgh
From 5 Oct 2007	Check press for details	Cineworld Edinburgh	(buy tickets)
Glasgow
From 5 Oct 2007	Check press for details	Cineworld, Parkhead, Glasgow	(buy tickets)
Glasgow
From 5 Oct 2007	Check press for details	Cineworld, Renfrew Street, Glasgow	(buy tickets)
Glasgow - PREVIEW SCREENING WITH DIRECTOR
3 Oct 2007	Evening (T.B.A.)	Cineworld, Renfrew Street, Glasgow	(buy tickets)
Tarbert, Loch Fyne, Argyll
4 Oct 2007	20:30	Screen Machine, Campbeltown Road car park, Tarbert, Loch Fyne	(buy tickets)
Lochgilphead, Argyll
2 Oct 2007	20:30	Screen Machine, Resource Centre, Lochgilphead	(buy tickets)
Tobermory, Isle of Mull
28 Sept 2007	20:30	Screen Machine, Ledaig Car Park, Tobermory	(buy tickets)
Craignure, Isle of Mull
27 Sept 2007	20:30	Screen Machine, Village Hall, Craignure	(buy tickets)
Tarbert, Isle of Harris
25 Sept 2007	20:30	Screen Machine, TIC Car Park, Tarbert, Harris	(buy tickets)
Creagorry, South Uist - ISLAND PREMIERE - SOLD OUT!
22 Sept 2007	20:30	Screen Machine, Isle of Benbecula House Hotel, Creagorry	(buy tickets)
Lochmaddy, North Uist
19 Sept 2007	17:30	Screen Machine, Community Hall, Lochmaddy	(buy tickets)
Daliburgh, Isle of South Uist
18 Sept 2007	17:30	Screen Machine, Borrodale Hotel, Daliburgh	(buy tickets)
Daliburgh, Isle of South Uist
18 Sept 2007	17:30	Screen Machine, Borrodale Hotel, Daliburgh	(buy tickets)
Castlebay, Isle of Barra
15 Sept 2007	20:30	Screen Machine, The Pier, Castlebay	(buy tickets)
First public screening - SOLD OUT!
19 Aug 2007	15:15	Cameo 1, Edinburgh Int Film Festival	(buy tickets)
World Premiere - SOLD OUT!
16 Aug 2007	19:30	Cameo 1, Edinburgh Int Film Festival	(buy tickets)

We have found our winner!

Thank you so much to all the entrants and in particular to our finalists, Niall, Cheryl and Paul, for taking the time to create such great designs and slogans for our T-shirt competition. The lead has changed several times during last week's voting but the winner is.....Paul with 41% of the vote. Well done Cheryl (38%) and Niall (20%), you ran Paul rather close!

Here's Paul's winning design (click to enlarge). It will be available shortly in our official shops: http://seachd.spreadshirt.net (Europe) and http://seachd.spreadshirt.com (USA and Canada). Watch this space!






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Details
Language Gàidhlig (with English subtitles)
Running time 90 minutes
UK release date October 5, 2007
International release date Coming soon
Pronounciation "Seachd" is pronounced sh-a-k