The islands and the whales in their remote home in the north atlantic the faroe islanders have always eaten what nature could provide, proud to put local food on the table. A look at the faroe islanders tradition of hunting whales for food, which is now. Mike days sometimes breathcatchingly beautiful the islands and the whales takes moviegoers to. The islands and the whales world of film international festival. The islands and the whales scottish filmmaker mike day wins emerging international filmmaker award following world premiere of his documentary on faroese whaling culture. Watch the islands and the whales online vimeo on demand on.
So far the 2019 season is off to a great start, with whales seen on all of our deluxe whale watching tours. Pov believes in the power of film to engage communities in dialogue around the most pressing social issues of our time. Cara plans to pursue a doctorate degree in the fall of 2017 studying the implications of wind turbine development on harbor porpoises in the north sea. The islands and the whales deftly explores how even the remotest places on the planet are affected by global pollution. Press releases 2017 san juan islands washington visitors. Jun 24, 2017 supported by sundance institute, san francisco film society, creative europe, creative scotland, wellcome trust, and the danish film institute mike then made the feature documentary, the islands and the whales in the faroe islands, released in 2016 the film has gone on to win multiple awards including hotdocs best emerging international. Supported by sundance institute, san francisco film society, creative europe, creative scotland, wellcome trust, and the danish film institute mike then made the feature documentary, the islands and the whales in the faroe islands, released in 2016 the film has gone on to win multiple awards including hotdocs best emerging international. Each year since 2006 worldrenowned presenters have come together on maui to collaborate and share at whale tales. May 11, 2016 while the islands and the whales may be a visually stunning, aurally impressive technical marvel, it is days sensitivity to his amenable subjects and balanced approach that make the film a commendable success. A documentary feature set in the north atlantic faroe islands, mans relationship with the natural world is pushed to the limits. On the isolated north atlantic archipelago of the faroe islands, the longtime hunting practices of the faroese are threatened by dangerously high mercury levels in the whales, decimated seabird.
While the islands and the whales may be a visually stunning, aurally impressive technical marvel, it is days sensitivity to his amenable subjects and balanced. Surviving for centuries by hunting and fishing, they now find that pollution and climate change are threatening to make their traditional way of life obsolete. Hunting whales and seabirds kept them alive for generations, and gave them the way of life they love. Based on the incredible truelife story of chiefess kapiolani who descended into an active volcano to demonstrate her newfound faith and ushered in a new beginning in hawaii. Mike day is raising funds for help finish the island and the whales documentary on kickstarter. The islands and the whales trailer 2017 trailer for the documentary the islands and the whales. Balanced without being boring, this is a film with a keen point of view unafraid to let its participants articulate their own visions, making for an extraordinary, intimate and frankly unforgettable voyage into this land of many. The pilot whale hunters of the faroe islands believe that hunting is vital to their way of life, but when a local professor makes a grim discovery about the effects of marine pollution, and the seabirds populations collapse, environmental changes. The islands and the whales scottish documentary institute. In october 2017, pov asked the islands and the whales filmmaker mike. The sporadic yet wellcalibrated narration is key here. In the north atlantic archipelago of the faroe islands the traditional hunting of seabirds and pilot whales continues to provide food for the table, but many doubt this way of life will continue.
The first is the odontoceti, the toothed whales, which consist of around 70 species, including the dolphin which includes. May 20, 2017 supported by sundance institute, san francisco film society, creative europe, creative scotland, wellcome trust, and the danish film institute mike then made the feature documentary, the islands and the whales in the faroe islands, released in 2016 the film has gone on to win awards and a bafta scotland nomination and is due for uk release in 2017. The whales of august is a 1987 american drama film directed by lindsay anderson and starring bette davis and lillian gish as elderly sisters. This film tackles said complex issue headon, opening it up for discussion in a way i have never seen done before. Supported by sundance institute, wellcome trust, creative scotland, san francisco film, filmmaker fund, creative europe, influence film foundation, factum arte, skywalker sound and danish film institute. Help finish the island and the whales documentary kickstarter. The films serenely gorgeous cinematography lets the faroe islands speak for themselves, deftly presenting a place of staggering natural beauty which belies the cultural turmoil it will uncover. Surviving for centuries by hunting and fishing, they now find that pollution and climate change are threatening to make their traditional way of. The whale hunters of the faroe islands believe that hunting is vital to their way of life, but, when a local professor makes a grim discovery about the effects of marine pollution, environmental changes threaten their way of life forever. The largest took place in 1918 when 1,000 whales became stranded on chatham islands. Mar 24, 2018 mike day is raising funds for help finish the island and the whales documentary on kickstarter. Pamela andersons appearance in this sombre documentary on hunting in the faroe islands is almost the.
The story is based on the play of the same name by david berry. Bjarti who rescued and released the seabird in the film is now working as. Watch the islands and the whales online vimeo on demand. The traditional hunting of seabirds and pilot whales continues to provide food for many living in the north atlantic faroe islands, but the changing world both on a climate and cultural level threatens this way of life. America siberia australia africa pacific island nations to stop living as you have done and let us colonisiez this. Official selection american film institute docs 2016. Eastsound, wa the orcas island film festival invites filmmakers to explore the san juan islands and use it as a canvas to create short films that inspire, inform and entertain. Guestlist the islands and the whales is nothing short of a masterpiece, and a keystone. There are around 89 living species, which are divided into two parvorders.
The islands and the whales part ecodocumentary, part sociological examination, mike days the islands and the whales uses the controversial whale hunting tradition of the faroese. Mike days sometimes breathcatchingly beautiful the islands and the whales takes moviegoers to the remote. Help finish the island and the whales documentary by mike. Oct 27, 2017 in the north atlantic archipelago of the faroe islands the traditional hunting of seabirds and pilot whales continues to provide food for the table, but many doubt this way of life will continue. The islands and the whales world of film international. The islands and the whales the land yields little, so they have always relied on harvesting their seas. May 22, 2018 the islands and the whales trailer pov 2017 pbs duration. Presentations are free and open to the public on friday, saturday, and sunday afternoons at the ritzcarlton, kapalua. Pal and i have joked about whether he would have done it if hed known. I n 2011, mike day made his directorial debut with the guga hunters of ness, a documentary that followed the gannet hunters of the scottish outer hebrides and allowed viewers a glimpse into a secretive island tradition that hadnt been filmed for 50 years. The islands and the whales trailer green film fest 2017. Islands and the whales, the environmental film festival. The land yields little, so they have always relied on harvesting their seas. A subtle film with much grace, the islands and the whales nevertheless manages to get under the skin of the faroese and their potentially lifechanging predicament, and to establish a resonance far beyond the interests of its remote subjects.
Mike day by emma vestrheim 20102016 10112017 in the north atlantic archipelago of the faroe islands the traditional hunting of seabirds and pilot whales continues to provide food for the table, but many doubt this way of life will continue. Mike days gorgeous and complexly woven the islands and the whales carefully dissects the delicate situation unfolding in the faroe islands ioncinema. Its unusual to see such a large number of pilot whales traveling together, doc community ranger kath inwood. While the islands and the whales may be a visually stunning, aurally impressive technical marvel, it is days sensitivity to his amenable subjects and balanced approach that make the film a commendable success. The islands and the whales is a very involving and thoughtprovoking small window into remote islands that embody crucial issues that affect the world as a whole. Also in the cast were ann sothern as one of their friends, and vincent price as a peripheral member of the former russian aristocracy.
The whale hunters of the faroe islands believe that hunting is vital to their way of life, but, when a local professor. Hunting whales and seabirds kept them alive for generations, and gave. The first weekend we saw transientbiggs orca whales both days, and then this past weekend we went up near the canadian gulf islands and saw humpback whales. Local species of seabirds are in catastrophic decline as plastic flotsam fills their stomachs and pilot whales are highly contaminated with mercury. The islands and the whales focuses on the faroese tradition of hunting pilot whales that swim near the islands, an event known as the grind. International spectrum world premiere fans of the canadian feature angry inuk will want to see its international peer the islands and the whales. Mike days film comes in the wake of recent documentaries on faroese whaling, notably elise coker and ed ous inside the grind from 2015. Mike days gorgeous and complexly woven the islands and the whales carefully dissects the delicate situation unfolding in the faroe islands ioncinema the film is as thought provoking as it is beautiful to behold independent critic. Whaling has sustained communities on the scenic faroe islands in. Subsequently, captain ross completed chartering the south coast of china in 1807, the paracel islands in 1808, part of the coast of cochin china in 1809, and the coast of palawan in 1810. Its not without reason that the day took home the emerging international filmmaker award following its world premiere at hot docs.
Sundance supported documentary film needs finishing funds to tell the epic story of the faroe islands and marine pollution. A documentary feature set in the north atlantic faroe islands, mans relationship with the natural world is pushed to the. What emerges is a far broader, harrowing tale of a small community living on the sharp edge of the global effects of pollution and climate change. The islands and the whales trailer pov 2017 pbs youtube. Using both sweeping aerial cinematography and intimate portraiture, first.
Mike days film comes in the wake of recent documentaries on faroese whaling, notably. Cara plans to pursue a doctorate degree in the fall of 2017 studying the implications of wind turbine development on harbor porpoises in. The longtime fishing practices of the faroe islands are threatened by animal rights activism. Hundreds of pilot whales stranded on new zealands farewell spit. For his followup film the island and the whales, day headed a further 330km north to another windswept island community the faroe. With teuira shanti napa, mira sorvino, ricky suaava, john savage.
On the isolated faroe islands, the longtime whalehunting practices of the. A new documentary film the islands and the whales by scottish director mike day, released in march, paints a more complex, nuanced picture of life on the islands. The islands and the whales offers a hauntingly beautiful picture of the knockon effects of globalization from a very local perspective. On the isolated north atlantic archipelago of the faroe islands, the longtime hunting. Whaling has sustained communities on the scenic faroe islands in the north atlantic for centuries, but. The islands and the whales trailer pov 2017 pbs duration. The first is the odontoceti, the toothed whales, which consist of around 70 species, including the dolphin which includes killer whales, porpoise, beluga whale, narwhal, sperm whale, and beaked whale. Supported by sundance institute, san francisco film society, creative europe, creative scotland, wellcome trust, and the danish film institute mike then made the feature documentary, the islands and the whales in the faroe islands, released in 2016 the film has gone on to win awards and a bafta scotland nomination and is due for uk release in 2017. In the north atlantic archipelago of the faroe islands the traditional hunting of. Cara previously completed an oceans research internship in south africa, studying marine predators such as great white sharks, humpback dolphins, and right whales. Far more than a travelogueesque curio investigating the unfamiliar customs of a foreign land, mike days the islands and the whales offers documentation of national history in the making. Apr 20, 2017 the islands and the whales will air in fall 2017 on pbs. Mar 23, 2018 the islands and the whales trailer 2017 trailer for the documentary the islands and the whales. As soon as pilot whales are spotted, a team of fishermen sail out and nudge the whales towards the island shore.