According to sources, the film 'Caterhaugh' is about a writer who returns to Pitlochry to find inspiration and becomes entangled in a chilling, real-life fairytale linked to Burns' Tam Lin ballad. Major media reports that Schillaci Malmond, who lived in Pitlochry from the age of 10 and has been living in New York for 13 years, is directing the project. Alan Cumming is the executive producer of 'Caterhaugh'.
Sources indicate that Neil Leiper stars in 'Caterhaugh' as the lead role of writer Tam Ordynov, while Clive Russell and Camille Rutherford are featured in the film. Major media reports that Camille Rutherford plays Jeanne, the troubled writer’s partner in 'Caterhaugh'. Filming locations for 'Caterhaugh' include Faskally Forest, The Port na Craig Inn and Restaurant, and the Bow Lounge of Atholl Palace Hotel, according to sources.
While this is a narrative, fantastical film, it’s impossible to deny that film - as an art form - deals with time and memory and I have a lot of memories from Pitlochry, growing up.
' He added, 'So when we look at the river, or we go to the Atholl Palace or while we're in Faskally Forest, there is a sense of my own experience. ' Major media reports that Schillaci Malmond returned to Pitlochry briefly during lockdown, and he said he rediscovered the majesty of Scotland when returning to Pitlochry during Covid, realizing his time there as a child was 'a form of paradise'. The film has garnered local support, with Schillaci Malmond noting, 'So many people in Pitlochry have helped to make this film happen.
Alan Cumming has single-handedly elevated the project, the Pitlochry Community Action Trust and all the local businesses have been brilliant. ' Major media reports that members of the Pitlochry community will appear as extras in the film. The film 'Caterhaugh' will premiere next year at Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Edinburgh’s Filmhouse, though specific dates have not been announced.
So when we look at the river, or we go to the Atholl Palace or while we're in Faskally Forest, there is a sense of my own experience. This is the environment where I formed a lot of my ideas.
Local school children will be involved in filmmaking workshops ahead of the first screenings in early 2027, but details of these workshops are not yet available.