EXPRESSING THE EARTH + DIRECTOR Q&A

Name: EXPRESSING THE EARTH + DIRECTOR Q&A
Released: 2026-09-12
Duration: 2 h 3 min

How do we learn to think with the Earth?Glenda Rome’s debut feature journeys through Scotland’s coastlines, forests, islands and ancient rock formations in search of geopoetics: the philosophy developed by Scottish poet-thinker Kenneth White, connecting language, landscape, geology and the living world. Through artists, writers and geologists shaped by White’s work, the film becomes less a biography than a quiet act of attention.Alongside White’s legacy, Expressing the Earth explores the discoveries of James Hutton, the Scottish geologist whose theories of deep time transformed how we understand the planet’s history. In 2026, the 300th anniversary of Hutton’s birth, that perspective feels especially resonant: a reminder that human lives unfold within vast, ancient, living systems.Followed by a live Q&A with director Glenda Rome Director: Glenda Rome | Country: Scotland, UK | Year: 2025 | Running Time: 78 mins | Language: English | Rating: N/C 12A Screening with short film: PARADISE Scottish Premiere. Shot on 16mm and interwoven with Mol Benge’s hand-painted animation, Iso Atrill’s first film is a tender, poetic portrait of a trans/non-binary artist and gardener cultivating a life in close relationship with the natural world.  Director: Iso Atrill | Country: UK | Year: 2025 | Running Time: 5 mins | Language: English | Rating: N/C PG These films are subtitled. Post-film Q&As will be live captioned (CART). Learn more about <a href="https://www.landxsea.org/access"><span style="text-decoration: none; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 124, 159); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">access at the festival <span style="text-decoration: none; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 124, 159); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">→</a>This event is part of the 4th Montrose LandxSea Film Festival, Scotland’s environmental film festival: a weekend of films, conversations and special events exploring climate, nature, place and our changing world. Find out more at <a href="https://www.landxsea.org/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">landxsea.org.</a><div> </div>PT2H3M12A2026-09-12

Glenda Rome

EXPRESSING THE EARTH + DIRECTOR Q&A"EXPRESSING THE EARTH + DIRECTOR Q&A"

Showtimes

September 12, 5:45 pm