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Join us for a very special event celebrating truly local narratives of the North Coast. This film block brings together three stories rooted in coastlines and rivers as sites of encounter, survival, and ongoing stewardship.
From shipwrecks along the Pacific Northwest that reveal layered histories of inequality and cultural collision, to a contemporary journey retracing the path of York, the enslaved African American man who traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, to a student-run salmon hatchery sustaining both an ecosystem and a community, these films examine how waterways hold our memories and shape our futures. Together, these films explore how the past remains present in the landscapes people navigate, care for, and depend on today.
Please note that unlike at our in person festival, this block also includes the film A Clawsome Tale.
This whimsical, entertaining short documentary dives into the wondrous world of The National Lobster Hatchery in Cornwall (UK).
The National Lobster Hatchery opened in 2000, to help prevent a collapse in European Lobster populations in the region, following similar collapses in Scandinavia and the Mediterranean.
Narrated by Lowenna (a European Lobster), the film follows her journey through the hatchery, and that of here offspring, who start their lives there before being released back into the ocean.
Through her eyes, we also meet the passionate people working to protect her species: including Cornish fisherman Dan Gilbert and Head of Hatchery Production Ben Marshall.
With inspiration from the likes of Aardman's Creature Comforts, and Wes Anderson, this documentary aims to shake up the typical wildlife/conservation documentary narrative style. Combining playful storytelling with marine conservation education, this tale reveals a remarkable project working to safeguard the future of Cornwall’s lobsters.
- Year2025
- Runtime21:43
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorLucie Machin
- ScreenwriterLucie Machin
- ProducerLucie Machin, Matt Jarvis
- CastDan Gilbert, Ben Marshall, Theo Johns, Chris Weston, Lowenna the Lobster
Join us for a very special event celebrating truly local narratives of the North Coast. This film block brings together three stories rooted in coastlines and rivers as sites of encounter, survival, and ongoing stewardship.
From shipwrecks along the Pacific Northwest that reveal layered histories of inequality and cultural collision, to a contemporary journey retracing the path of York, the enslaved African American man who traveled with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, to a student-run salmon hatchery sustaining both an ecosystem and a community, these films examine how waterways hold our memories and shape our futures. Together, these films explore how the past remains present in the landscapes people navigate, care for, and depend on today.
Please note that unlike at our in person festival, this block also includes the film A Clawsome Tale.
This whimsical, entertaining short documentary dives into the wondrous world of The National Lobster Hatchery in Cornwall (UK).
The National Lobster Hatchery opened in 2000, to help prevent a collapse in European Lobster populations in the region, following similar collapses in Scandinavia and the Mediterranean.
Narrated by Lowenna (a European Lobster), the film follows her journey through the hatchery, and that of here offspring, who start their lives there before being released back into the ocean.
Through her eyes, we also meet the passionate people working to protect her species: including Cornish fisherman Dan Gilbert and Head of Hatchery Production Ben Marshall.
With inspiration from the likes of Aardman's Creature Comforts, and Wes Anderson, this documentary aims to shake up the typical wildlife/conservation documentary narrative style. Combining playful storytelling with marine conservation education, this tale reveals a remarkable project working to safeguard the future of Cornwall’s lobsters.
- Year2025
- Runtime21:43
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorLucie Machin
- ScreenwriterLucie Machin
- ProducerLucie Machin, Matt Jarvis
- CastDan Gilbert, Ben Marshall, Theo Johns, Chris Weston, Lowenna the Lobster