Margaret Tait
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 11, 1918
- Died
- April 16, 1999
- Birthplace
- Kirkwall, United Kingdom
Margaret Caroline Tait was a Scottish film maker and poet. Tait attended the University of Edinburgh, gaining qualifications in Medicine (1941). She later moved to Rome, where she studied filmmaking at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (1950–1952).
Filmography
Being in a Place: A Portrait of Margaret Tait 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Glimpses from a Visit to Orkney in Summer 1995 2020
as herself
- Before Words
Before Words 2014
Writer
Garden Pieces 1998
Director
Blue Black Permanent 1992
Director, Writer
Margaret Tait: Film Maker 1983
as Self
- Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place
Aspects of Kirkwall No. 5: The Look of the Place 1981
Director
- Aspects of Kirkwall 6: Some Changes
Aspects of Kirkwall 6: Some Changes 1981
Director
Land Makar 1981
Director
- Aspects of Kirkwall 4: The Ba
Aspects of Kirkwall 4: The Ba 1980
Director
Hydro Poles by Helicopter 1978
Director
- Shop!
Shop! 1978
Director
- Local News: Bu of Cairston Broch
Local News: Bu of Cairston Broch 1978
Director
- Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions
Aspects of Kirkwall 3: Occasions 1977
Director
Place of Work 1976
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Survivor 1976
Director
Start of a Race, end of a show, etc. 1976
Director
Tailpiece 1976
Director, Writer
- Aspects of Kirkwall 2: Shape of a Town
Aspects of Kirkwall 2: Shape of a Town 1974
Director
- These Walls
These Walls 1974
Director
Aerial 1974
Director
Colour Poems 1974
as Narrator, Director
Eclipse 1973
Director
On the Mountain 1973
Director
- John MacFadyen
John MacFadyen 1970
Director
- Growing Up: Chinese Geese in Orkney
Growing Up: Chinese Geese in Orkney 1970
Director
Painted Eightsome 1970
Director
A Pleasant Place 1969
Director, Editor
- Caora Mor: The Big Sheep
Caora Mor: The Big Sheep 1966
Director
- Splashing
Splashing 1966
Director
- Palindrome
Palindrome 1964
Director
Where I Am Is Here 1964
Director, Writer
- Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait
Hugh MacDiarmid: A Portrait 1964
Director
Edinburgh 1958
Director
- The Drift Back
The Drift Back 1957
Director
Rose Street 1956
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
All These New Relations 1955
Director
- The Royal Mile Edinburgh
The Royal Mile Edinburgh 1955
Director
- Princes Street Edinburgh
Princes Street Edinburgh 1955
Director
- Orquil Burn
Orquil Burn 1955
Director
- Edinburgh General
Edinburgh General 1955
Director
Calypso 1955
Director
The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo 1955
as Narrator, Director
Happy Bees 1954
Director
A Portrait of Ga 1952
as Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Three Portrait Sketches 1951
Director, Editor, Cinematography
- One Is One
One Is One 1951
Director
- My Room, Via Ancona 21
My Room, Via Ancona 21 1951
Director
- The Lion the Griffin and the Kangaroo
The Lion the Griffin and the Kangaroo 1951
Director
Perugia in Umbria 1950
Director
Milano 1949
Director
Credits from TMDB.