Completed - ENGLISH, FRENCH-CANADIAN - Documentary - 13 minutes
HAND.LINE.COD follows a group of “people of the fish”—traditional fishers who catch cod live by hand, by hook and line, one at a time. Their secret mission? To drive up the price of fish.
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Justin SIMMS Writer(s) : Justin SIMMS Producer(s) : Annette CLARKE (NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA/ OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA)
Set in the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland’s rugged Fogo Island, Justin Simms’ short film HAND.LINE.COD. follows a group of “people of the fish”—traditional fishers who catch cod live by hand, by hook and line, one at a time. Their secret mission? To drive up the price of fish. After a 20-year moratorium on North Atlantic cod, the stocks are returning. These fishers are leading a revolution in sustainability, taking their premium product directly to the commercial market for the first time.Simms takes viewers deep inside the world of the brave fishers returning to past methods that hold tremendous potential for the future. Travel with them from the early morning hours, spend time on the ocean, and witness the intricacies of a 500-year-old tradition that’s making a comeback.
Country(ies) : CANADA
Toronto - TIFF 2016 Short CutsCinefest 2016 (Selection)Atlantic Film Festival 2016 (Selection)Planet in Focus International Environmental Film & Video Festival -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 (Selection)