Project Detail

Seaweed

Synopsis

A marine odyssey into the folklore, ecology and history of seaweed in northern Scotland. Voiced by harvesters, environmentalists, archaeologists and seaweed farmers behind the miracle resource.

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min 33 sec
Format
16mm
Director
Julia Parks
Producer
Jameela Khan
Executive Producer
Maggie Ellis, Thomas Hoegh

Production Status

Production Company

juliaemilyparks@gmail.com

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