Ece Ger was still a student studying in Paris when one
of her lecturers suggested the young Turkish film-maker should meet an American
guy called Jim Haynes. Ger has never been the same since. This is a common
response for most people who meet Haynes, the twinkly-eyed ex GI who either
fell in with or else created Edinburgh’s 1960s bohemian society by way of the
UK’s first paperback bookshop and the Traverse Theatre. Such beginnings also
included the 1962 International Writers Conference that arguably begat
Edinburgh Book Festival. By this time, Haynes found himself at the centre of a
cultural revolution which saw him move from Edinburgh to London, Amsterdam and
beyond.
Then there are Haynes’ legendary Sunday night open-house dinners held at his Paris atelier, where thousands of curious diners have passed through over the last few decades en route to making other things happen. It was at one such dinner that Ger was first introduced to Haynes. The result is Meeting Jim, a 75-minute port…
Then there are Haynes’ legendary Sunday night open-house dinners held at his Paris atelier, where thousands of curious diners have passed through over the last few decades en route to making other things happen. It was at one such dinner that Ger was first introduced to Haynes. The result is Meeting Jim, a 75-minute port…