What is the great secret carried by the stranger who emerged through the fog and what will it take to make him part with it?

This foreboding allegory tells the tale of a stranger arriving in a land tormented by history. He emerges through the fog with a secret however the warring giants and pygmies are too entrenched in their futile anger to heed his message. What is the great secret this dignified stranger carries and will anyone listen before it is too late?

Terence Mc Donald (1926 – 2001) was a teacher, film historian, film collector and a pioneering amateur filmmaker from Derry. He made 35 films in his lifetime covering a wide range of themes such as mental health, travelling theatre, and portraits of his home town, Derry. His playful fiction films often pay homage to classic cinema moments from Peyton Place to Potemkin, from Chaplin to Jacques Tati. Terence Mc Donald undertook all aspects of production - filming, sound recording and editing and produced a body of remarkably sophisticated work. This film is courtesy of his son Peter Mc Donald.

Digitised as part of Unlocking Film Heritage

A Fairview Films production

Produced by Terence Mc Donald

Directed by Hilton Edwards

Narrated by Micheál MacLiammóir 

Written by Cyril Farrell

Music: William Golden, Hasson, Eamon McCreave

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• Britain on Film
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