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Vaarheim

Synopsis

Since the high school and the fish farm closed, the men and teenagers have had to leave the small northern British island of Out Skerries for Shetland’s mainland. Julie is one of the women left on the island with her youngest children. In her empty house prey to the sea winds, daily life follows a strange timescale, at the rhythm of the activities of those who left.
Official Selection Visions du Réel 2019 - International Competition - World premiere

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
30 min
Director
Victor Ridley
Producer
Carol Van Hemelrijck, Jeanne Scahaise
Editor
Christophe Evrard
Director of Photography
Mathieu Storms, Kinan Massarani
Sound
Gilles Lacroix

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Belgium co-production

Hum Hum Production

2-6 Atlantic Road
London
SW9 8HY
+44 (0)7983 712880 / +44 (0)7497 827185

Sales Company

Hum Hum Production

Jeanne Scahaise
2-6 Atlantic Road
London
SW9 8HY
+44 (0)7983 712880 / +44 (0)7497 827185

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