OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE: LOST FOR WORDS + Q&A

Name: OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE: LOST FOR WORDS + Q&A
Released: 2025-09-12
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Cast: Live Q&A with director Hannah Papacek Harper, producer Gabriela Sawaya, and visual artist/writer Amanda Thomson.

Join us for Opening Night of the 3rd Montrose LandxSea Film Festival! We look forward to celebrating with you and setting the stage for a weekend filled with inspiring films and thought-provoking discussions. Scottish Premiere. Lost for Words is a sensory odyssey across Britain’s four seasons, an immersive chorale that asks what we lose when words like "magpie", "willow", "bluebell", and "conker" slip from our tongues. Inspired by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris's beloved book The Lost Words, the film soars across Britain's landscapes, rallying its subjects around precious nature rituals: children paint foxgloves from memory, elders trace forgotten words in fallen leaves, poets whisper "otter" beside misty rivers, scientists listen for starling murmuration under dusk skies. Fusing art and science, each gesture—a wildflower brushed on canvas, a tide pool gently turned—becomes a living word, binding language to landscape and sparking wonder. In an age of erasure and climate reckoning, Lost for Words offers a gentle, but powerful rebellion, reminding us that naming the world is itself an act of care, and that every word saved keeps the wild alive. Followed by live Q&A with director Hannah Papacek Harper, producer Gabriela Sawaya, and visual artist/writer Amanda Thomson. Director: Hannah Papacek Harper | Country: UK/France | Year: 2025 | Running Time: 93 min | Language: English and Gaelic with English subtitles | Rating: PG Join us for Opening Night drinks after the screening! Raise a glass! Join us in the Playhouse Bar to meet Festival filmmakers and special guests to kick-off a weekend of storytelling, ideas, and connection. This programme is part of the Montrose LandxSea Film Festival, a weekend filled with inspiring films and thought-provoking discussions about our planet. Learn more at landxsea.orgPT2H8MTBC - PG2025-09-12

Live Q&A with director Hannah Papacek Harper

producer Gabriela Sawaya

and visual artist/writer Amanda Thomson.

Hannah Papacek Harper

OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE: LOST FOR WORDS + Q&A"OPENING NIGHT PREMIERE: LOST FOR WORDS + Q&A"

Showtimes

September 12, 7:30 pm