Land of Little Rivers

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

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

L'antimiracolo

1965

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

The Pearl Fishers

Documentary about Japanese pearl fishers.

1960

Violated Paradise

A modern geisha travels through Japan trying to find a job as entertainer, and ends up by finding love and a job as ama, a pearl diver.

1963

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

Return of the Islander

Through economic necessity, an Aran Islander is forced to travel to England to work on building sites so that he can earn money to support his family

1970

A Tainha e a Onda

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

Flying a Kite

A simple story of happy home and family relationships, showing various childhood activities. Does not give guidance for kite flying.

1952

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

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

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

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

Rails to the Catskills

RAILS TO THE CATSKILLS is a history of the dynamic railroad industry in the Catskills of New York State. Catskill railroads have roots in the canals o

2014

Aberdeen

Explore the growth of Aberdeen’s sparkling streets.

1970

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young l

2020