Once Upon a Time in Hawick is a major project by Alchemy Film & Arts exploring the identities, industries and stories of Hawick.

Taking place throughout 2020, the project interrogates the relationship between storytelling, image-making and place to weave threads between the town’s many pasts and potential futures.

From mill-sponsored documentaries to Hawick-made newsreels, from cinematic re-enactments of the Battle of Hornshole to new films inspired by the town’s contemporary landscapes, Once Upon a Time in Hawick builds a case for Hawick as Scotland’s film town.

Featuring a packed calendar screenings, new filmmaking opportunities, discussion groups and research events, film exhibitions and artist residencies, the project investigates Hawick’s herstories, radical ecologies and lesser told tales.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Please note that further events, opportunities and details regarding our digital skills programme and several artist residencies will be announced as and when they are confirmed. 

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January – December 2020
A digital skills development programme with masterclasses and media workshops

November 2020 – May 2021
Artist in residence Natasha Ruwona researches Britain’s first Black schoolteacher, raised in Hawick