Following its world premiere in September last year at the Sea Change Film Festival on the Isle of Tiree, our feature length documentary film Expressing the Earth has gone from strength to strength. It has been shown at a number of venues and receiving warm praise on every occasion. Most recently, it was shown to a capacity audience at the Edinburgh Filmhouse where one viewer remarked, “The cinematography shot in the natural ‘unlettered’ world was stunning and for over an hour helped create an oasis of clarity and depth and wonder in a world of chaos and confusion. What an achievement. No wonder the loud reception the film got at the closing credits”.
The film explores geopoetics as the creative expression of the Earth through the eyes of painters, geologists, a slate mosaic sculptor, a dancer/choreographer, a musician/composer and an island author in stunning locations on the west and east coasts of Scotland. In doing so its beautiful cinematography also reveals the captivating poetry of the Scottish writer and thinker Kenneth White who was born in Glasgow, grew up in Fairlie in Ayrshire and lived much of his life in France. Director Glenda Rome said, ‘I’ve made lots of short films but this is my first feature documentary film and it’s wonderful that it’s been so well received by four different film festivals. I’m really looking forward to going to Tiree for its world premiere and thereafter to its screening all over Scotland and beyond.’ Producer Norman Bissell said, ‘ It’s very fitting that our film is being premiered on another Argyll island since much of it was shot here on the slate Isle of Luing where the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics has its base. I believe that it will inspire those who watch it to a greater understanding of geopoetics which offers society as a whole a better way of living on the planet.
Expressing The Earth now has it’s own website. Do visit to find out more about the film, its director and watch a short trailer. It’s also the best place to check where you can see a screening.
The film was crowdfunded by the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics based on the Isle of Luing in Argyll and was sponsored by RSK environmental consultancy, the Geological Association and Edinburgh Geological Society. It was also supported by the Culture Heritage and Arts Assembly, Argyll and Isles (CHARTS).
