New film puts Lossiemouth on the map
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A SHORT movie depicting the coastal beauty of Lossiemouth has been produced by a German film-maker who is a descendent of the town’s most famous son.
Uwe Keilhorn may live in Hamburg, but his roots lie firmly in Moray as he is the great grandson of Britain’s first Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, who was born and brought up in Lossie.
Mr Keilhorn’s mother Iona still lives in the town and he is a regular visitor, though his work commitments as a professional cameraman for public German TV don’t allow him to travel to Scotland as often as he would like.
But in a recent visit to Lossie he brought his camera with him to film footage for a production which he has entered into a British tour guide television website competition.
Now Mr Keilhorn wants people to watch his film and put Lossiemouth on the UK map by voting for it in the competition.
"To me Lossiemouth feels more home, than any other place on the planet," he said.
"Every time I need to clear my head because my work often is very exhausting, I come up here and get inspired."
Mr Keilhorn was a studio photographer with a major German channel until he began his own business Onehousemedia along with friend Christoph Hallmann around ten years ago.
When he was at school in Germany, his family came to visit Lossie every summer holidays to explore their ancestry. They always stayed at The Hillocks on Moray Street, the house which Ramsay MacDonald built for his mother to stay in and look after his children while he was abroad on business.
"I have been coming up to Lossie almost every year since then," he said. "I feel very much connected with the town and the area."
When an article in the Northern Scot looking for people to enter a national video competition run by the British Coastal Guide website was sent to him by his mother, Mr Keilhorn decided to get involved.
He enlisted local lobster fisherman Dan Flett and his Stroma boat to take Lossiemouth youngster Dylan Stewart (7) on a tour of the Moray coast, which he filmed and dubbed with a stirring Scottish soundtrack.
The movie could be set to boost tourism in the town, as it describes how Lossie has overcome a decline in the fishing industry to thrive and prosper.
To watch the film and vote for it before the competition deadline of October 31, log on to www.furryfeet.tv/coastal/film_vote.php
