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Seachd
''Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle'' is a 2007 Scottish Gaelic-language Scottish fantasy drama film by first-time director, Simon Miller from a story by Simon Miller and Joanne Cockwell. It stars Patrick Morrison/''Pàdruig Moireasdan'' and acclaimed Gaelic magical realist poet and writer Angus Peter Campbell/''Aonghas Pàdraig Chaimbeul'' in the role of the Grandfather. Toby Robertson, Meg Bateman, and Kathleen MacInnes also appear in supporting roles. It is the first feature-length film in the Scottish Gaelic language and was a remade and expanded from a previous short film, ''Foighidinn - The Crimson Snowdrop'', also directed by Miller. Filming began in April 2006 around the Inaccessible Pinnacle at the top of Sgùrr Dearg in the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye in the Hebrides of Scotland, and was completed in August 2006. The film screened at the Celtic Media Festival in March 2007, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon David Miller
Simon David Miller is a British film writer, director, producer and investor, having also co-founded several technology media companies. His debut feature, the Scottish Gaelic feature film, ''Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle,'' was nominated for 3 BAFTAs. He later founded the New Forest Film Festival. Miller has been involved in several technology startups, including PeopleSound, the first music streaming platform, SWOPEX, an online film, music and game exchange, and second-screen pioneer Beamly. Filmography Feature films Miller's debut feature, the Scottish Gaelic feature film, ''Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle'', was released in 2007. The film was nominated for 3 BAFTAs and Miller for the Michael Powell Award. It was warmly received with comparisons drawn to works such as Big Fish and The Princess Bride (film), The Princess Bride, and it was the first feature film in Scottish Gaelic to gain theatrical release. The film was written in collaboration with Jo Cockwell and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |