Margaret Salmon's 'Eglantine' + Q&A
A special screening of Margaret Salmon's debut feature film 'Eglantine' followed by a Q&A session with the artist herself. This event is hosted by the National Library of Scotland and coincides with Margaret Salmon's solo exhibition 'Assembly', at the Hunterian Art Gallery.
Date: Saturday 11 October 2025
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Venue: National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall
Category: Films and theatre, Hunterian
Speaker: Margaret Salmon
To celebrate Assembly at the Hunterian Art Gallery, a solo exhibition of new work by acclaimed artist-filmmaker Margaret Salmon, join the National Library of Scotland for a screening of Salmon's feature film Eglantine followed by a Q&A.
Born in 1975 in Suffern, New York, Margaret Salmon lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland. She creates filmic portraits that weave together poetry and ethnography. Focusing on individuals in their everyday activities, her films capture the minutiae of daily life and infuses them with gentle grandeur, touching upon universal human themes.
Her debut feature Eglantine (2016) is not only a loving homage to classic children’s films such as Ray Ashley’s Little Fugitive, Jean Renoir’s The River and Albert Lamorisse’s The Red Balloon, but draws from nature studies of the past, such as Mary Field’s Secrets of Nature series.
Shot on 35mm in various locations around Scotland, Salmon draws inspiration from a range of cinematic movements as well as wildlife documentaries to produce a lyrical and sensual portrait of a child’s eye perspective on the natural world.
This screening is free to attend, and will be followed by a Q&A session with Margaret Salmon and chaired by Eleni Stavrou, The Hunterian.