Walls of Light: Clara Ursitti - PB

A portrait of the diverse community of Shettleston Harriers, one of the oldest athletic clubs in Scotland based in the East End of Glasgow. From its modest beginnings it has produced Olympic and Commonwealth athletes, and the elite run, jump and throw alongside beginners. Currently the club is home to a group of world class Eritrean middle distance runners, a Somalian schoolboy who is the UK's fastest 400m runner in his age group, Commonwealth qualifiers and athletes of all ages and abilities aspiring to achieve their Personal Best.

Commissioned by CCA to mark the beginning of Glasgow's tenure as host of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the six films explore the ways in which artists can respond to sport in its broadest sense, as well as the social and cultural impact of the Games on the city and its people.

Copyright: Clara Ursitti
With thanks to Creative Scotland, Leonie Bell and Clare Simpson

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Film & Animation

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