Blue Black Permanent Blu-Ray + DVD   British Film Institute

This haunting and magical film moves between Edinburgh and Orkney as it tells of a photographer's attempts to come to terms with her mother’s death through her childhood memories. Filled with flashbacks and dream sequences, it’s also a film about islanders’ relationship with the ever-present sea. Margaret Tait's only feature film, from her own screenplay, was produced by the BFI in 1992 and was the first Scottish feature directed by a woman. Now newly remastered in 2K, it's presented here for the first time on Blu-ray and DVD.

Special Features
Presented In High Definition And Standard Definition, A Portrait Of Ga (1953, 5 Mins): Margaret Tait's Hypnotic And Deeply Personal Short Documentary About Her Mother, The Leaden Echo And The Golden Echo (1955, 7 Mins): Tait's Entrancing Interpretation Of Gerard Manley Hopkins' Poem, Rose Street (1956, 15 Mins):Tait's Film About The Edinburgh Street That Runs Parallel To Prince's Street, Margaret Tait: Film Maker (1983, 34 Mins): The Director Talks To Video Artist Tamara Krikorian In This Portrait Directed By Margaret Williams, Film Poems Panel Discussion (2018, 31 Mins): Curator Peter Todd Examines Tait's Work With Lucy Reynolds, So Mayer And Anna Coatman In An Onstage Discussion Filmed At The BFI Southbank