A Carryin Stream

From 9 to 90yearolds the people of a County Antrim village help Bafta awardwinning director Alison Millar explore the real meaning of creativity and cultureReturning to the landscape of her childhood she uncovers the story of a visionary teacher and celebrates the extraordinary artwork and writing created by poor country children almost a century agoAgainst the backdrop of her home village of Cullybackey and the surrounding countryside the story unfolds across the seasons as Alison follows the Carryin Stream of memory from the small country school that her father attended in the 1940s to the children of the present day Along the way she connects with a cultural legacy that she has never really known about and learns about her own UlsterScots heritage