From Gorbachev to Milošević, documentary filmmaker Norma Percy has persuaded the
past half-century’s most powerful people to tell their stories. Can her
technique for truth-telling survive the disinformation age?
Fifty years ago this month, “The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil” set out on its tour of village halls throughout the Highlands and Islands. It retains an indelible place in the memories of many who saw it while its name and spirit are familiar among generations who were not yet born.