Twenty Thousand Saints

Archaeologist Deian returns to the island of his childhood, where his mother disappeared without a trace. Sister Viv, closet heretic and host of the annual conference for hermits, has erected a gold plaque in her memory, declaring her unofficial sainthood. Meanwhile documentary-maker Leri is keen to portray the island’s inhabitants as anything but saintly, pursuing a story that thas less to do with birds and saints’ bones than with real bloodshed. During this hot August week a writer-in-residence observes lives colliding as Bardsey Island twirls once more for the cameras… A black comedy about finds, losses, secrets, privacy and intrusion, and how the most important things always happen off-camera. Winner of the Prose Medal – National Eisteddfod 2006