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  • A Boat Retold (2011)
  • Short | 25 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
A Boat Retold (2011)
Short | 25 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure
Q: When is a boat not a boat? A: When it's a story. In A Boat Retold, artist Ian Stephen, writer Robert Macfarlane and others tell stories in and around the restored Orkney boat Broad Bay, as it sets off for the Shiant Islands. The boat ...See moreQ: When is a boat not a boat? A: When it's a story. In A Boat Retold, artist Ian Stephen, writer Robert Macfarlane and others tell stories in and around the restored Orkney boat Broad Bay, as it sets off for the Shiant Islands. The boat and its history become the narrative focus for movements in time over three generations, spinning tales of fishing, boat-building and family history - a ballad of Hebridean island traditions, experiences and arts. Written by Anonymous See less
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Writers
Sean Martin (co-writer) | Louise Milne
Composers
Iseabail MacAskill (as Ishbel MacAskill) | Peter Urpeth
Cinematographers
Sean Martin | Louise Milne
Editor
Louise Milne
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Mar 26, 2011 (United Kingdom)

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