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THE MAKING OF THE PENTLAND FIRTH

Phoenix Cinema, Pickaquoy, Kirkwall

It’s known to ships and seafarers the world over. But when did it form? And how did its coast evolve, through ice, waves and storms? Edinburgh geomorphologist Dr Adrian Hall finds out at first hand, helped by Katy Firth of Stromness Museum and Mara Gibb from UHI in Caithness and Sutherland. Follow them in Selena S. Kuzman’s new film as they explore the shores of Hoy and Caithness, and on to Stroma. There's time for questions afterwards, and in the tea break.

£5 – £7

SEAWEED ON SUNDAY

Skaill House, Sandwick

People and seaweed over the centuries, in Scotland and Japan. Julia Parks's film Seaweed brings together harvesting memories and folklore. Rebecca Marr looks at past uses in Orkney, for people, animals, the soil and industry. Giulia Nicolini tells how a British scientist's discoveries revolutionised Japan's seaweed industry. There’s an opportunity to taste seaweed in several forms.

£10

WEST SIDE CINEMA: SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS (PG)

Town Hall, Stromness

The remarkable untold story of electronic music's female pioneers. Narrated by Laurie Anderson, the film maps a new history of electronic music through the visionary women whose radical experimentations with machines redefined the boundaries of music. Featuring Clara Rockmore, Suzanne Ciani, Laurie Spiegel, Pauline Oliveros, Delia Derbyshire, Daphne Oram, Éliane Radigue, Maryanne Amacher and Bebe Barron.

£3 – £5