▁first ▁Wel sh ▁language ▁film ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award . ▁ ▁Plot ▁As ▁the ▁camera ▁p ans ▁over ▁the ▁intr icate ▁car ving ▁on ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁" Black ▁Chair ", ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁the ▁Arch dru id ▁Dy f ed ▁is ▁heard ▁vain ly ▁sum mon ing ▁the ▁poet ▁who ▁signs ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁nom ▁de ▁pl ume ▁" F leur - de - lis " ▁to ▁stand ▁and ▁be ▁cha ired . ▁The ▁film ▁then ▁flash es ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁far mer ' s ▁son ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁T raw sf yn y dd , ▁Ell is ▁Hum ph rey ▁Evans ▁compos es ▁poetry ▁for ▁local ▁e isted df od au ▁under ▁the ▁b ard ic ▁name ▁Hed d ▁W yn ▁(" B less ed ▁Peace "). ▁A ▁friend ▁and ▁student ▁minister , ▁William ▁Morris ▁( Ar wel ▁Gru ff y dd ), ▁advis es ▁Ell is ▁that ▁his ▁verse ▁poss esses ▁a ▁passion ▁which ▁better ▁educated ▁po ets ▁lack . ▁Therefore , ▁with ▁more ▁work ▁and ▁less ▁woman izing , ▁Ell is ▁could ▁win ▁the ▁National ▁E isted df od . ▁Ell is ▁sm iles ▁and ▁qui ps , ▁" Where ▁do ▁you ▁think ▁all ▁that ▁passion ▁comes ▁from ?" ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁international ▁t ensions ▁rise ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁install s ▁an ▁art illery ▁range ▁on ▁a ▁local ▁hill side , ▁much ▁to ▁Ell is ' ▁anno y ance . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9