Across 2014 and 2015, Torlundy filmmaker Joe French’s life was hit by three traumatic events. Joe’s journey to recovery from these traumas is the subject of his first book, Out of Mind. Joe continues to work in adventure filmmaking, having just returned from Belize, and remains a volunteer for the Lochaber Mountain Rescue. While Out of Mind describes Joe’s journey from trauma to recovery, he also hopes his broader story can serve as evidence that people growing up in Fort William can ‘live local, work global’. “Fort William is full of just incredible people doing incredible things, but usually in quite a modest way.

Source: The Times September 21, 2023 14:29 UTC