See You See ME - CUCME - Faic Tusa Faic Mise - Caithness Horizons Film

27th January 2010

Teenagers in Caithness have made a film with Caithness Horizons, the new museum and community facility that opened in Thurso just over a year ago.

Working with film artist Gavin Lockhart, Eden Court drama outreach worker, David Hunter, and Christine Russell from Caithness Horizons, the group of young people have created an original short film that gives some insight into their sense of where they live.

Although originally intended as a teenage take on aspects of Thurso’s heritage, the principle of giving the young people the reins meant that it drifted into areas perhaps not seen conventionally as ‘heritage’ themes.

The visual content of the film is a collage of still and moving images made by the young folk that relate to items in Caithness Horizons’ collection. On top of that there is a sound track, part music, part voice, that adds a quite emotional impact to the ‘message’.

‘There’s a lot of bad publicity around these days about young people,’ says Christine Russell. ‘That’s one of the issues touched on in the film. But there’s always more than one side to a story, and the project team hope that ‘See You See ME’ might make a modest contribution to giving young people the right of reply.’

Launched on 16th January, with an outdoor screening against a furniture van parked outside the museum, the film can now be seen by anyone who visits Caithness Horizons’ own small cinema space.

The project was supported by the Highland Council and Caithness Drugs & Alcohol Forum.
Copies of the film are on sale from Caithness Horizons, priced £5.



For further information:

Email info@caithnesshorizons.co.uk