The Road Dance Trailer
Life in the Scottish Hebrides is harsh - the edge of the world some call it. For the beautiful Kirsty, her love for Murdo and their shared dreams of America promise escape from the scrape of the land and a stifled destiny. But the Great War changes all when Murdo is conscripted. The night before the young men go off to battle, tragedy is set in motion as villagers swirl and sup at a “road dance.” Based on the acclaimed novel by John MacKay, The Road Dance is adapted for the screen and directed by Richie Adams.
The Road Dance: Lewis locals given preview screening of new film
Locals on Lewis were given a preview screening of The Road Dance - a film shot and set on the Island, starring Morven Christie, Mark Gatiss and Hermione Corfield.
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The Filming of The Road Dance
STV News presenter John MacKay swapped the studio for a film set on the Isle of Lewis. The newsreader filmed a cameo role in ‘The Road Dance’, a big screen adaptation of a novel he wrote almost 20 years ago. Inspired by a true story, The Road Dance follows a tragedy which befalls a woman and her newborn baby, set amid the outbreak of WWI. American company Sheridan Road Productions bought the rights to the novel and filming started on the Outer Hebrides island this week. John explained: “We’ve got technician and actors from all over the world, they’ve come to this place to bring the story that was in my imagination to life. “It’s absolutely thrilling.”
The Road Dance Premiere
An STV News report on the premiere of the film in Edinburgh in August 2021 featuring John and Hermione Corfield who plays the lead role.
‘The ROAD dance’ u.s. Premiere
The cast of ‘The Road Dance’ interviewed on the red carpet at the U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
‘The ROAD dance’ interview at French Film Festival
‘The Road Dance’ featured in Univercine British Film Festival in Nantes in December 2022. This is an interview I did during the festival.