A FUNDRAISER has been launched to create a film about the grassroots independence movement in Scotland.
Acclaimed producer Charlie Stuart, the filmmaker behind Lesley Riddoch’s films Denmark: The State of Happiness and Estonia: The Baltic Tiger, is raising money to fund a new film about the people who make up the grassroots movement.
The film, titled Still Yes, aims to take the conversation around independence away from political parties to tell “personal stories” about the individuals and local groups campaigning for independence.
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The fundraiser description reads: "Still Yes is a film about the people who are the ‘grassroots’ of Scotland’s campaign for independence to be released online.
“In September 2014, a referendum proposing Scottish Independence was lost.
“Yet, 10 years later, polling shows support for Scotland being a separate country has done nothing but go up. It’s the effect of a broad grassroots movement imbedded across the country.
“Who are these activists and supporters? What has changed and is changing in Scotland after 10 years?
The trailer for Still Yes was released on Tuesday
“This is a film without 'politicians'. It tells personal stories. From the 'Yes Bikers' flying flags from motorbikes to 'Painters for Yes'. March organisers to musicians.
“And ultimately, can this massive civic muscle operating outside politics ever deliver on a dream?”
The fundraiser has been set at an initial target of £5800, which would pay for filming and postproduction costs as well as travel over a six-week period.
The SNP’s Tommy Sheppard – who was recently announced as a regular columnist at The National – shared the fundraiser on social media, writing on Twitter/X: “Charlie Stuart, the acclaimed Scottish TV producer has started raising money for a new film about the Yes movement.
Charlie Stuart, the acclaimed Scottish TV producer has started raising money for a new film about the Yes movement. Let’s make it happen. Donate now at https://t.co/Wlu4CX7DQM
— Tommy Sheppard (@TommySheppard) July 23, 2024
“Let’s make it happen.”
You can donate to the fundraiser here.
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