Cinema Has Been My True Love: The Work and Times of Lynda Myles

In Mark Cousins’ meditative documentary, Lynda Myles, an influential connoisseur of cinema, reflects on her adventures in the film culture she helped establish.

Director: Mark Cousins

Producer: Wendy Griffin

Executive Producer: Mark Thomas

Production Company: Selkie Productions

Screen Scotland support: The film accessed £81,187 through Screen Scotland’s Film Development and Production Fund.

Synopsis

In Mark Cousins’ meditative documentary, Lynda Myles, an influential connoisseur of cinema, reflects on her adventures in the film culture she helped establish. From 1973 to 1980, as the first female director of any festival, Myles transformed the Edinburgh Film Festival into a vibrant, iconoclastic mecca of discovery, championing the work of overlooked auteurs including Hitchcock, Sirk and Sam Fuller. 

Still from Cinema Has Been My True Love, which shows a woman standing against a dark background. Another image is projected onto her, which shows the lower part of a woman's face.

More information 

Premiere: Cinema Has Been My True Love had its World Premiere at Telluride Film Festival 2023, and screened as part of the Shanghai Film Festival 2024.  

Image credits

Stills from Cinema Has Been My True Love, courtesy of Selkie Productions.