Wind, Tide and Oar is a compelling exploration of engineless sailing, shot on analogue film over three years. The film delves into the experiences of those who travel solely by harnessing the natural elements alone, following a diverse array of traditional boats and uncovering the unique rhythms and motivations of engineless navigation. Journeying through rivers, coastlines, and open seas, spanning the UK, the Netherlands, and France, Wind, Tide and Oar creates a contemplative space, addressing themes of ecology, heritage, traditional skills, and maritime history. Using a 1960s hand-wound camera, Wahl offers a poetic and intimate perspective on a millennia-old craft, upended by the invention of mechanised power. Through the film’s reveries, sailing becomes a means to explore our interaction with and responsibility to the environment. It invites deep reflection on our relationship with nature, our understanding of and commitment to sustainability, and our care for the world around us.
Dir: Hugh Whal
2024 UK
1hr 29 min
Language: English,
BBFC: PG
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Gaoth, Làn agus Ràmh
Chaidh Gaoth, Làn agus Ràmh domhainn ann an turasan gun einnsean, a’clàradh air film analogue thar thrì bliadhna. Cunntas bho dhaoine a tha siubhal le cumhachd nàdar a-mhàin, a’ leantainn bàtaichean traidiseanta, ruitheam aimsir agus carson a tha daoine a’ siubhal gun einnsean. Tursan tro aibhnichean, cladaichean agus an fhairge, mun Rìoghachd Aonaichte, na Tirean Ìsle agus An Fhraing. Tha Gaoth, Làn agus Ràmh a’ toirt àite dha eag-eòlas, dualchas, sgilean traidiseanta agus eachdraidh maraireachd. Camera bhon 1960an air obrachadh leis an làimh, tha Wahl a’ dèanamh luaidh air ceàrd mhìltean bhliadhna, a chaidh air dhi-chuimhne le cumhachd nan einnseanan. Tha e a’ dùsgadh ar ceangal agus ar uallach a thaobh an àrainneachd agus a’ drùidheadh a-steach leantainneachd agus gur e ar dìleab an aire a thoirt air an t-saoghal mun chuairt oirnn.
Stiùiriche: Hugh Whal
2024 RA
Uair ’s 29 mion
Cànan: Beurla
BBFC: PG
