The lost genius of United Kingdom film, Bill Douglas, produced a trilogy of soul-shattering autobiographical movies in the early 1970s that are considered classics of world cinema.
The three films will be shown over two months as part of the Williamsburg Regional Library’s Celtic Film Series. The first two films, “My Childhood” and “My Ain Folk” will be shown back-to-back beginning at 7 p.m., Wednesday, January 7 in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street. The concluding film of the trilogy, “My Way Home” will be shown on Wednesday, February 4.
The films are rated PG and are free of charge.
William and Mary professor Emeritus of English, Robert Maccubbin, will introduce the films.
In these award-winning movies Bill Douglas recounts his childhood and adolescence through the experiences of young Jamie, who grew up in a poverty-stricken Scottish mining town near Edinburgh.
“My Childhood” introduces Jamie’s family and focuses on his relationship with a German POW during the last days of World War II; “My Ain Folk” finds him living with his paternal grandmother before being taken to a children’s home Williamsburg Regional Library presents the Celtic Film Series, now in its ninth season, in cooperation with the local chapters of the St. Andrew’s Society and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The series explores the history, drama and quirky humor of films made in or about Scotland and Ireland.
For more information about the series, visit www.wrl.org/programs or contact the library at (757) 259-4070.
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