You are warmly invited to the launch of Once Upon a Time in Hawick, a major new 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 myriad futures.

                Friday 31 January 2020
                11:00 – 12:00
                Heart of Hawick, TD9 0AE

The launch of Once Upon a Time in Hawick will include a screening of a 1913 film about Peter Scott Knitwear, newly digitised from a film print held at the Scottish Borders Archive in Hawick’s Heritage Hub.

From mill-sponsored documentaries to Hawick-made newsreels, from cinematic re-enactments of the 1514 Battle of Hornshole to new work inspired by the town’s current landscapes, Once Upon a Time in Hawick includes a packed calendar of monthly film screenings, new filmmaking opportunities, discussion groups, research events, and a digital skills development programme.

Placing our town and its communities at the centre of a major year-long focus, Alchemy welcomes you to tell and re-tell your stories, and to celebrate Hawick as Scotland’s film town.

HEAR MORE AT THE LAUNCH EVENT BY SECURING YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE.

We look forward to seeing you on 31 January 2020.