When 29-year-old biology student Rona returns to the Orkney Islands after more than a decade away, memories of her childhood merge with the past ten years of her life in London. Alcohol gradually took over Rona’s life and she lost everything and everyone she cared for. Rona is sober now, but lonely and disconnected to the world around her, staying with her religious mother and helping her bipolar father on the sheep farm where she grew up. Rona tries to find stability in her new routine while suppressing the memories of what happened to her in London, but the past follows her and slowly the mystical land that surrounds her starts to take over her inner world. In a moment of weakness when all seems to fall apart, she decides to place herself in isolation on the small island of Papay for the winter. Alongside the heavy gales, the darkness and the bracingly cold sea, she finds comfort and joy among the small community. One day at a time, Rona starts to come to terms with all the things in her life which set her on this journey towards recovery, and finally finds hope in her future.

Limited Engagement – One Week Only • November 8-14