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  • Original Night (2026)
  • Short | 29 min | Short
Original Night (2026)
Short | 29 min | Short

Original Night is a 16mm film portraying Scotland's fading wallaby colony on Inchconnachan Island, Loch Lomond. Introduced in the 1940s by the Countess of Arran, these marsupials now face possible culling amid ecological controversy. Told ...See moreOriginal Night is a 16mm film portraying Scotland's fading wallaby colony on Inchconnachan Island, Loch Lomond. Introduced in the 1940s by the Countess of Arran, these marsupials now face possible culling amid ecological controversy. Told in three semi-fictional acts, the film serves as an elegy for Europe's last wallabies while reflecting on humanity's enduring urge to record animals - from prehistoric cave art to early cinema - by linking the extinction of species with the evolution of image-making. Written by Anonymous See less
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Jan 10, 2026 (United Kingdom)

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4 cast members
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Mark Barrett
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Countess Fiona Gore of Arran
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Firth
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Simon Weir
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