Project Detail

Polaris

Synopsis

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. How to bridge the distance between two very
different worlds?

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins
Director
Chico Pereira
Producer
Rosie Ellison

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Scottish Documentary Institute Productions

74 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9DF
Scotland
UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 651 5874

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