This documentary film depicts brave Virgin Islands fishermen with a love and commitment to the sea. Watch as they give their accounts of adventure and terror.
Casts Elmore Stoutt, Sam Davies, Jordan Romney, Douron Phillips, Albert Stoutt, Andrew Stoutt
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Return of the Islander
A Tainha e a Onda
Shipibo: Learning Through the Light
The Cove
The Pearl Fishers
Against the Tide
Nedam i regam
Eden Alone Surpasses Thee
Arctic Tale
Watermen
Cries from the Deep
Bhutan: Following in the Footsteps of Matthieu Ricard
This Is It
HAND. LINE. COD.
Koka
Aberdeen
Danish Seining
Polaris
Pipe Dreams
The Coast of Commerce
SIMILAR MOVIES
Return of the Islander
IMDB 5.3 | Jan , 1970
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 back on the Islands.A Tainha e a Onda
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
Shipibo: Learning Through the Light
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2018
Shipibo healer Ricardo Amaringo describes how he prepares, teaches, and shares the plant medicine ayahuasca. Olivia and Julian Arévalo sing examples of icaros (healing songs) in the Shipibo language.The Cove
IMDB 7.9 | Jul , 2009
The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.The Pearl Fishers
IMDB 0 | May , 1960
Documentary about Japanese pearl fishers.Against the Tide
IMDB 4.8 | Jan , 2023
Two friends, both Indigenous fishermen, are driven to desperation by a dying sea. Their friendship begins to fracture as they take very different paths to provide for their struggling families.Nedam i regam
IMDB 9 | Mar , 2025
The Font Bover family goes to fetch water (they swim) and then water some trees. Available on YouTube.Eden Alone Surpasses Thee
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2022
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 poverty, low literacy, and high suicide rates, Stafford Heres is determined to provide opportunities for kids who have few. Eden Alone Surpasses Thee explores his relationship with the land, loss, and the young men he takes under his wing.Arctic Tale
IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 2007
Arctic Tale is a 2007 documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs, in a similar vein to the 2005 hit production March of the Penguins, also from National Geographic.Watermen
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1968
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 "Skipjacks" were still used by Maryland watermen to dredge up oysters from the Bay. At that time, the fleet had survived because of a Maryland conservation law which prohibits the use of motor power for oyster dredging. The watermen traditionally marked the opening of each oystering season with a skipjack race which the Maryland State Tourist Board incorporated into its annual "Chesapeake Bay Appreciation Day."Cries from the Deep
IMDB 0 | Jul , 1981
This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB film crew to explore the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, one of the world's richest fishing areas. They discover shipwrecks, film icebergs and observe beluga whales, humpback whales and harp seals. The film also includes a fascinating sequence showing Calypso divers freeing a calf whale entrapped in a fishing net.Bhutan: Following in the Footsteps of Matthieu Ricard
IMDB 8 | Jul , 2024
Buddhist monk and photographer Matthieu Picard as he returns to the Asian country in the Himalayas where he spent a decade after seven years away, revisiting breathtaking landscapes and experiencing local traditions.This Is It
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2009
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.HAND. LINE. COD.
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2016
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, by hook and line. 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. 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.Koka
IMDB 8 | Apr , 2024
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 Tsymbaliuk’s camera takes us in close to the subjects, recording both the harshness of their condition and the rigour of education, softened by paternal love and the universal insouciance of childhood.Aberdeen
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1970
Explore the growth of Aberdeen’s sparkling streets.Danish Seining
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1953
An instructional film profiling the dragnet fishing technique as practiced by Danish sailors.Polaris
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2012
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. That was until Filipino fishermen started coming to town for work. Both nationalities strive to shorten the distance between two very different worlds.Pipe Dreams
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2024
“Pipe Dreams” follows the story of my Chinese dad and grandpa’s journey in what it means to make sacrifices for your children. They are both currently working as a father-and-son duo for a plumbing business. With long and demanding days, the job has taken a toll on their bodies. However, the unexpected growing bond between them and their connection to their newfound home in New Mexico has made it worth it.The Coast of Commerce
IMDB 0 | May , 1962
Take a revealing tour along a coast of contrasts, from the folksy freshness of Whitby to the coaly Tyne, queen of all rivers.