On Friday, 25th January, Old Nottinghamian Simon Miller was welcomed back to Nottingham High School to give a special assembly talk to the boys about his experiences as a film writer and director, and to give the boys an introduction to his film 'Seachd', which is now on public release.

 

Simon was a pupil at the School from 1981-1989. During that time he played rugby for the school, was in the CCF - becoming RSM in his final year - and a member of a band. He did quite a lot of mountaineering whilst at school - something he is now very grateful for considering that the film makers had to scale the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Cuillin Ridge four times to get the shots in the film.

 

Simon describes himself  as an entrepreneur, media consultant and film maker.  

Seachd is Simon’s first feature film and was shot entirely on the Isle of Skye using local Gaelic-speaking actors.  It focuses on a nine year old boy, orphaned and living with his story-telling Grandfather, who is struggling to deal with the death of his parents and takes a journey into the light through his Grandfather’s tales.

 

Following Simon's assembly talk, he went over to the Junior School to show the boys excerpts from the film and to hold a Q&A session. In the afternoon, 250 boys from Years 7 and 8 were taken to the Broadway cinema in Nottingham for a special screening of the film, again followed by a Q&A session with Simon.

 

We would like to thank Simon very much for his inspirational and enjoyable visit. We wish him lots of luck with 'Seachd' and any future films, and hope he enjoyed his time back at his old school.

 

Click here to read more about the film.

 

Attached are a series of press articles about Simon and his film. Please click on the attachments to open.