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Title: ROGUES RASCALS AND RUNAWAYS

Reference number: 8019

Date: 2002

Director: d. Francis Higson

Sponsor: Scottish Television, Grampian Television and Scottish Screen

Producer: Francis Higson

Production company: Ideal World in association with Beast Productions

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 27.00 mins

Description: Insight into the lives of horse-drawn travellers over the stormy motorway mountains and into the village of Durisdeer in Dumfries. Here the locals are asked to attend a magical night-time woodland wedding and watch a film about travellers [synopsis from Locate TV website at http://www.locatetv.com/tv/this-scotland/386325, last accessed 25/6/2009]

A film about horse-drawn travellers, which follows the occupants of three "living" wagons for several weeks in spring as they travel along beside the motorway then over the stormcast mountains into Dumfries and Galloway, eventually finding shelter in the small village of Durisdeer. Here, local people are invited to watch a film about travellers, and are welcome guests at a wedding ceremony conducted in the woods after nightfall. [synopsis from British National Film & Video Catalogue]

Part of 'This Scotland' documentary strand, broadcast on STV. Nominated for the 2002 Saltire Society Grierson Award for Best Short Documentary. It has been screened at both Edinburgh and Cork Film Festivals.

DVD can be purchased from http://www.cultureshop.org/details.php?code=RRR [last accessed 27/4/2011]

Credits: Featuring Janie and Rory Kyle; Carol and Jockie McEwan; Julie Rowan and Katie Taylor; Blue, Boxer, Jack, Dandy and Seavas; Danny Fairley and Trish McGarry; Jenny and Will and the community of Durisdeer

p. and d. Francis Higson
ph. Kirsty McMahon
ed. David Gibson
p. supervisor Sonja Scott
post production sd. Savalas Studios, Diane Jardine and Kahl Henderson
online ed. Jim Allison
m. Kerri McCormick on fiddle, Pete Garnett on accordian for live fire and incidental music. Fanfare Ciocarlia from the album Baro Biao. Dr. Nele Karajilie from the film "Black Cat White Cat". Oige from the album Bang On. Elaine Dempsey singing "Don't Fence Me In".
executives Jillian Norris for Ideal World, Robin McPherson for Scottish Screen, Henry Eagles for SMG.
Love and thanks to Paddy Higson, Eddie McGee, John Currie, Hamish, Murray Grigor, Brycey and Aionoah, Helen Kyle, Ali Begbie, Peter Brill, Timothy Neat, John McGuiness, Talamh [... et al ...]

In memory of Danny Kyle (1939 - 1998)
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