This page features some of Kathie's favourite videos and music... Here is a great animation which brings back memories of Kathie's trip to Paris - though this is more surreal. The film is Reulf, by Charlesque. In a black-and-white Paris, little creatures with paintbrushes decide to brighten up the city...
More on the Tout Court website. Hamnavoe Time Lapse, by Jim Collins, shows the Hamnavoe ferry arriving in Stromness, Orkney - speeded up 20 times! The Hamnavoe is the ferry Kathie took when she moved to Orkney in April 2010...
More on Jim Collins' Vimeo page. Here is another animation, L'autre by Tanya Aydostian, both delightful and a little scary...
More on Tanya Aydostian's Vimeo page. Sarah McLachlan, one of Kathie's favourite singer-songwriters, has a new album - Laws Of Illusion. Here is an intimate in-studio performance of Forgiveness... More information on Sarah McLachlan's website. Rush, another of Kathie's favourites, released their new film, Beyond The Lighted Stage. Here's a clip.... More on Rush's website. Show of Hands are a fantastic band. Here is their award-winning, and topical, track Arrogance Ignorance And Greed. It is also the title track of their latest album... More on the Show of Hands website. Comedy writer and performer Isabel Fay creates some brilliantly funny work. Here is Quest for Youth. Isabel says: "A sketch we made because we're addicted to Boots crack-vantage points, but never look any younger." Written by Isabel Fay and directed by Matt Holt... More on Isabel Fay's page on the PBJ and JBJ Management website. Georgina Kattou, from Cyprus, is an animator who is posting beautiful work on Vimeo. This is Aeroplane... More on Georgina Kattou's website. Chris Searson, a graduate from Lincoln University, UK, is also posting wonderful films on Vimeo. Dispersal was filmed in Lincolnshire - a county well-known to Kathie. Chris writes: "A thought provoking film exploring the forgotten RAF airfields which once defended our country. Dispersal explores these airfields as they become forgotten, not only within their own surroundings, but within many people's memories as well. The film should serve as a timely reminder of the sacrifices so many people gave during WWII." ... More on Chris Searson's Vimeo page. Finally, Charlie McCarthy of Michigan, USA is also posting great films. Flight Patterns consists of long exposures of bugs under a street light (music: Telefon Tel Aviv/What's The Use Of Feet If We Haven't Got Legs)... And how about this beautiful Charlie McCarthy film? It's called Colours (music: The Cinematic Orchestra/Colours)... More on Charlie McCarthy's Vimeo page.
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