Ness documentary a finalist in West Lothian Film Festival awards

Thursday, June 25, 2026 (9:11 AM)

Film-maker Lucy Carr-McClave (right) with Ness co-director Anne Mitchell at the film’s Kirkwall premiere. (📷 Sigurd Towrie)

A film by UHI MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology graduate Lucy Carr-McClave is one of the finalists in the 2026 West Lothian Film Festival awards.

What’s Left Lasting: People, Process & Time at the Ness of Brodgar is one of four finalists in the Best Feature Documentary category, with the winners announced at a ceremony in November.

During 2024’s final season of major excavation at the Ness of Brodgar, Lucy was on site capturing elements of the dig. After going through hours of recorded footage, she created a poignant record of the project – as seen through the eyes of some of the many people involved.

The film was premiered in the Orkney Theatre, Kirkwall, in January 2026, to a capacity audience.

Other screenings in the pipeline include the Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (CHAT) conference, in Innsbruck, Austria, in October, and the TAG26 conference, in Exeter, in December.