Film maker Matt Hulse will be reading extracts from Duthie’s journal and will share exclusive sneak previews of the edit-in-progress. He will talk about his unusual decade-long journey to complete the film, a journey rich with creative offshoots, including a soundtrack album, live cinema events, an artist’s book, knitwear, a deaf film festival and the much sought after ‘Dummy Jam’ (‘a terrible pun, an excellent preserve’).

Joining Hulse on stage will be Aaron Moore (‘Volcano The Bear’), seen here suspended by his ankles.

Aaron will be performing an improvised set live to images from Dummy Jim’s own 16mm home movie footage, material that only came to light recently, discovered in an attic in the Scottish fishing village St Combs.

For more information about the event, and UnionDocs, please click.

Filmmakers Matt Hulse & Elizabeth Lawrence are taking to the road with their films during September 2011, screening sneaky previews of Hulse’s epic maverick film project Dummy Jim & Lawrence’s full-length feature film ‘Roll Out, Cowboy – a documentary’.

The Orkney dates will feature musical accompaniment from Duncan Maclean and the Driftwood Cowboys and there’ll be Q&A’s with Hulse and Lawrence throughout the tour.

Tickets available online from each venue, with the exception of Orkney and Fraserburgh – just turn up.

This free event is hosted by artist film maker Matt Hulse, including musical performances from The One Ensemble and Sarah Kenchington.

The evening will include exclusive previews from the film-in-progress ‘Dummy Jim’, readings from the book that started it all - James Duthie’s journal ‘I Cycled Into The Arctic Circle’ (1951) – and offer insights into Matt’s forthcoming artist’s book project, supported by Creative Scotland.

Actor Samuel Dore – who plays the role of Dummy Jim – will talk about his experience working on the film, along with other folk involved in the elaborate project.

History in the making!

Where and when? Spiegeltent, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, Friday 19th August (9-11pm).

For more information on James ‘Dummy Jim’ Duthie, the man who inspired so much activity >
http://www.dummyjim.com/cycle

The performance will take place after midnight on Friday 30th July 2010 and will include Super 8mm film projections shot on location along the route of James Duthie’s original cycling trip to the Arctic Circle in 1951.

Rumour has it that Olly & Alex (pictured) – recently returned from their epic mission by bike to Nordkapp – will make a guest appearance.

The festival have promised a share of profits to Dummy Jim.

Get your tickets here.

Prepare yourselves! Get the Dummy Jim album here.

Sleep Furiously
Dir. Gideon Koppel
UK 2008, 94 mins

A flock of sheep are slowly herded along a hillside. A bale of hay gets wrapped in black plastic. A dog watches a tractor disappear in the distance. A choir practice. A mobile library. This documentary portrait of a Welsh farming community offers only scraps of narrative to grab onto, but if you can adjust to its pace you may well find it a uniquely satisfying experience. Gideon Koppel earns his living as a photographer and the images are beautiful, as is the music by Aphex Twin. Bubbling under you can also sense a horror at what we might be losing as thousands of villages like this one disappear.

Showing with God Gives Nuts But He Does Not Crack Them (dir: Matt Hulse) – a taster for feature Dummy Jim, about a profoundly deaf Scotsman who cycled to the Arctic Circle.