News / The Closer We Get
AROUND 40 people turned out to a screening of Karen Guthrie’s creative documentary The Closer We Get on Tuesday night, followed by a Q&A session with the director.
Described as a “powerful and bittersweet” portrait, the film takes the viewer “under the skin” of her family’s household.
Filmed over four years, mainly at Largs, Guthrie tells the story of her family’s survival after her mother suffered a devastating stroke.
Photographer Austin Taylor, who was at Tuesday night’s screening, said he thoroughly enjoyed the 90-minute long movie for the strong story but also “for its absolute presentational difference to what we usually see in the cinema”.
“It told of how this family didn’t communicate very well, yet portrayed a family life to the outside world that hid layer on layer of mystery and deception, all brought sharply into the siblings world by Karen’s mum’s stroke.”
During the Q&A session Guthrie revealed that the film had inspired a project with the NHS to help people learn about and come to terms with debilitating illness and better understand the role of and pressures on carers.
The Closer We Get was premiered at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto, Canada, this April, where it won the prize for best international feature.
Become a supporter of Shetland News
Shetland News is asking its many readers to consider start paying for their dose of the latest local news delivered straight to their PC, tablet or mobile phone.
Journalism comes at a price and because that price is not being paid in today’s rapidly changing media world, most publishers - national and local - struggle financially despite very healthy audience figures.
Most online publishers have started charging for access to their websites, others have chosen a different route. Shetland News currently has over 600 supporters who are all making small voluntary financial contributions. All funds go towards covering our cost and improving the service further.
Your contribution will ensure Shetland News can: -
- Bring you the headlines as they happen;
- Stay editorially independent;
- Give a voice to the community;
- Grow site traffic further;
- Research and publish more in-depth news, including more Shetland Lives features.
If you appreciate what we do and feel strongly about impartial local journalism, then please become a supporter of Shetland News by either making a single payment or monthly subscription.
Support us from as little as £3 per month – it only takes a minute to sign up. Thank you.
Already a supporter? Sign in to hide this message.
