M’athair an t-iasgair is a short documentary by Zoe Paterson Macinnes. The film is a portrait of one of the last men still lobster fishing out of Bernera from his daughter’s perspective. An extension of the Anns an Fhuil (In the Blood) project, the film is a commentary on the fishing community in Great Bernera, featuring archive film and interviews from the fishermen as it looks at the changes to the fishing industry over the years and the impact this has had on small communities.
M’athair an t-iasgair displays the connection to the sea between father and daughter; although fishing is not passed down the generations like it used to be, the connection to the environment, which began with the community fishermen, is far from lost.
Dir: Zoe Paterson Macinnes
2024
