Tim Stead Magician With Wood [UK Premiere] + Q&A

This film follows the rollercoaster journey of Maggy Stead as she battles to secure the future of one of Scotland’s most extraordinary homes: The Steading. Grade A-listed for its cultural significance, it is a work of art sculpted from wood by her late husband Tim.

The film weaves the remarkable stories of the passionate people who worked with Tim to explore how he evolved as an innovative furniture designer and wood sculptor, creating some of Scotland’s most popular public art. Tim’s belief to put back in to the environment more than he took out led to pioneering the creation of the first community woodland in Britain which kickstarted the community land ownership movement in Scotland and internationally.

A deeply moving human interest story about a family, the bonds of love and grief, loyalty and friendship, collaboration and community alongside our relationship with trees and Nature as a catalyst for our creativity and well being in the face of climate change.

“If we didn’t have trees, our planet would be dead,” reflects Giles Sutherland.

Can Maggy and her friends protect Tim’s legacy to inspire future generations to create and work with wood? Or will it be lost forever? “Just a big bonfire”, as Maggy says in a moment of despair.

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