People of the Sea

A Tainha e a Onda

The End of the Line

Examines the devastating effect that overfishing has had on the world's fish populations and argues that drastic action must be taken to reverse these

2009

Recorrente

2024

Aberdeen

Explore the growth of Aberdeen’s sparkling streets.

1970

Polaris

Work. Eat. Sleep. And back to work. For a long time skippers in the North East of Scotland could not find locals to work on their fishing vessels. Tha

2012

The Coast of Commerce

Take a revealing tour along a coast of contrasts, from the folksy freshness of Whitby to the coaly Tyne, queen of all rivers.

1962

HAND. LINE. COD.

In the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland's rugged Fogo Island, "people of the fish"—traditional fishers—catch cod live by hand, one at a time, b

2016

Danish Seining

An instructional film profiling the dragnet fishing technique as practiced by Danish sailors.

1953

Women on the Water

A documentary film from New Hampshire Sea Grant following the stories of women in New Hampshire's traditionally male-dominated seafood and aquaculture

2024

Gegen Wind und Wellen - Auf Fangfahrt mit den deutschen Seelachsfischern

The job of a deep-sea fisherman is still extremely dangerous today. Waves, storms, physical work and hardly any sleep - the stress levels are high, ev

2024

Turning Tides

In this documentary short, summer trippers line up for the famous local fried clams and whole families dig for the white mollusc in the tangy air of t

2007

Fortunes is our family name

Fortunes is our family name is a short documentary showcasing the heritage and tradition of a dying craft, emphasising the importance of keeping these

2025

The Pearl Fishers

Documentary about Japanese pearl fishers.

1960

Koka

Somewhere on the coast of the Bering Sea, a father and son make a living fishing in a community that seems almost outside of time. Aliaksandr Tsymbali

2024

In the Realm of the Sturgeon

Evan Evers investigates and attempts to stop the terror of the lake sturgeon, a murder-hungry fish bringing trauma to the Midwestern area surrounding

2025

Eden Alone Surpasses Thee

Jarred by the loss of his closest friend, a farmer on Tasmania’s remote West Coast, begins to mentor at-risk local youth. In an area renowned for its

2022

Watermen

In 1965, on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, there was the last operating fleet of sailing work boats in the United States. Forty-odd "Skipjac

1968

Against the Tide

Two friends, both Indigenous fishermen, are driven to desperation by a dying sea. Their friendship begins to fracture as they take very different path

2023

Nanook of the North

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains

1922

Mer Océane

Documentarian Richard Lavoie follows the artists of the Mer Océane symposium which took place on La Grave, in the Magdalen Islands, in 1998.

2024