Highland Park: Orkney Stories

Orkney-based whisky distillery, Highland Park, today announces its collaboration with British actor, Gwendoline Christie, creating a short film; Orkney Stories. To mark nearly a quarter of a millennia of whisky making, Highland Park invited creative, Gwendoline Christie, to explore the extraordinary nature of the islands and the brand's legacy in its island home. Gwendoline is renowned for challenging norms through her work as an actor and model, a synergy shared with award-winning single malt Highland Park, an outlier in the whisky world due to its location and distinctive flavour. The campaign, which is Highland Park’s biggest single campaign investment to date, is directed and created by Charlie Thomas and showcases a true creative collaboration between Gwendoline, Charlie, and Highland Park. Gwendoline played an instrumental role in shaping the creative direction of the campaign, contributing to the content narrative and the props and garments involved in the shoot. Charlie’s impressive career of over 20 years includes the marketing and branding of companies in the fields of fashion, art and design, including roles as visual director for the Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney companies respectively. Shot by Scottish Production Company, LS Productions, whose previous partners include Valentino and Bentley, Orkney Stories showcases Orkney’s most captivating and historic locations including Aikerness Beach and The Broch of Gurness. Locations also include Hobbister Moor; hills of breath-taking heather moorland, that infuse the peat below with an intensely floral character that’s unique to Highland Park’s flavour.