August screening for Made in Edinburgh

19 August, 5.45pm,  Feature Film - Bill Douglas trilogy - My childhood/My Ain folk/My Way

This unique screening willbe introduced by Edinburgh based film-producer and former head of Scottish Screen Eddie Dick.

Bill Douglas's reputation as a film director rests largely on three films he made in the 1970s, the total running length of which is only just over three hours.

My Childhood (1972), My Ain Folk (1973) and My Way Home (1978) provide a painfully intense picture of a harsh upbringing marked by poverty, isolation and the complex family background of a boy who only gradually discovers that his father is the man who lives down the road and that his mother is in an asylum. All three films were closely modelled on the director's own experiences and memories. They were largely filmed in Newcraighall, the mining village on the outskirts of Edinburgh where Douglas was born on 17 April 1934, and where he spent his childhood.

For tickets visit the Filmhouse website or call the Filmhouse Box Office on 0131 228 2688.