The Cinema on the Edge of the World | 4,700km to Out Skerries (Shetland)

4,700km of cycling to the Uk’s most remote cinema - the Schoolhouse Cinema on Out Skerries in the Shetland Islands.

Out Skerries is an isolated island community in Shetland. Home to just 23 people, it is the Easternmost archipelago in Shetland, and is one of the most remote communities in the UK. Being so far from anywhere, it’s the last place you’d expect to find a movie theatre. So how on earth did the Schoolhouse Cinema come to be?

Out Skerries comes from the Old Norse words " Austr" (East) and "Sker" (an isolated rock in the sea). The islands have seen industry come and go, and survived until today mostly through fishing in the North Sea, and has continued to endure thanks to the to the resilience of the locals. Now, the decline of Skerries is threatening the way of life here. The Out Skerries Airport, with the world's smallest commercial runway, closed down, along with Skerries School and the Skerries fish factory. But is there hope? Learn how this close-knit community has weathered storms of economic hardship and isolation, yet still holds onto its traditions and tight bonds. This was the closing chapter on an unforgettable cycling adventure, that taught us more about our home country and its neighbours than we could ever express. And for our final stop on this journey, we’d have the chance to truly get to know this windswept archipelago in the North Sea; Out Skerries.

To everyone who made this project possible, thank you!

If you want to see the original Schoolhouse Cinema as Chris created it, you can find it here:    • New Schoolhouse Video Tour  

You can find more about "Crazy Chris" and his various exciting projects here: https://crazychris.org

Update: This series was filmed in 2021. As of 2023, Jill and I are no longer together and she is not associated with this channel. Wishing her all the best for the future!

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00:00-00:38 - The Cycle Touring Adventure So Far
00:39-03:12 - Cycling from Lerwick to Vidlin
03:13-05:56 - Will we make it to Out Skerries?
05:57-08:10 - Out Skerries, Shetland
08:11-13:20 - The Schoolhouse Cinema on Out Skerries
13:21-28:26 - Exploring Out Skerries & Meeting the Skerries Locals
28:27-33:50 - Who on Earth Would set up a Cinema here?!
33:51-38:33 - The Cycle Tour is Over - Heading Home!
38:33-39:28 - What Now? Season 3 Sneak Peak