1. Caminos (Caminos)
(Caminos)
2. Fishing Feats
With Pete Smith providing dry off-screen commentary, we watch some serious fishing: a marlin caught near Catalina, a hammerhead shark caught then wrestled in a small rowboat near Baja, the largest great white shark caught to date in California waters, Chinook Indians catching salmon at Celilo Falls in Oregon - each with his designated place on the river where his ancestors stood, and, last, a crew on a boat off Mexico hoisting and hurling tuna using unbarbed hooks as fast as they can as long as the school is there - backbreaking work - but a $25,000 catch.
3. The last whale hunters (くじらびと)
The Lamalera village is located in a small volcanic Island, a poor, barren land, and they catch whales to eat. It is the only way for them to survive. The harpooners are called lamafa in the local language. They are the village's pride because they take the whole responsibility for the very dangerous hunting. In 2018. a tragedy struck the village. Benjamin, a young lamafa, was killed during a spear hunting. His father, Ignatius, was devastated, and Benjamin's brother, Demo, was shocked and unable to go hunting. They blame accidents at sea on a victim's family discord in Lamalera. Ignatius, the master boat-builder, decided to build a new traditional whaleboat to reunite the family bond. The whaling boat is 12 meters long, made entirely of hand-crafted wood, not using a single nail, and is considered an intangible cultural asset.
4. Little Belgium
A profile of the more than 2,000 Belgian refugees in the fishing port of Brixham.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
5. Tigullio minore (Tigullio minore)
In the Tigullio region near Gênes this shortdocumentary shows the funeral of a local fisherman.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
6. The Cove
The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.
It has an average vote of 7.922 on TMDB.
7. Dos Antigos aos Filhos do Amanhã (Dos Antigos aos Filhos do Amanhã)
(Dos Antigos aos Filhos do Amanhã)
8. Nachtwake (Nachtwake)
(Nachtwake)
9. Fish or Cut Bait
In the 1970's, filmmakers Tom Burger, Bill McKiggan and Chuck Lapp began documenting the history and current struggles of inshore fishermen in Atlantic Canada to form a union. Until 1979 it was illegal for fishermen to form a union in Nova Scotia. The committed funding from the National Film Board was withdrawn for this film, however the filmmakers continued to edit the film by entering the NFB at night. The CBC refused to broadcast the film, but it was finally released in 1990 and broadcast nationally that year on Vision TV.
10. Sea Countrymen (Contadini del mare)
Sicily, Granitola, 1955. At the first light of dawn, the fishermen set out in their boats for open water, timing the rhythm of their oars to murmured chants. They set their nets in the sea, regulate the cords, organize the boats in a square. The men’s work becomes increasingly harder as the tuna are hoisted onto the boats, wriggling, beating their tails until death arrives and the water is tinged with blood.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
11. Is the Crown at war with us?
In the summer of 2000, federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Burnt Church, New Brunswick. Why would officials of the Canadian government attack citizens for exercising rights that had been affirmed by the highest court in the land? Alanis Obomsawin casts her nets into history to provide a context for the events on Miramichi Bay.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
12. Squid Jigging Fishing Boat (水路—遠洋紀行)
Every December to January, almost a hundred squid fishing boats from Ch'ien-chen Fishing Harbor in Kaohsiung will sail from East 120 to West 60 to work at Falkland Islands in the South West Atlantic. The sailing takes 35-40 days and crew members named it "waterway." January 1st, 2015, a 65 meter long, 11 meter wide fishing boat began its journey to Falkland island. This is a documentary about 60 crew members from south-east Asia to work far away from Taiwan.
13. Two Brothers
Arthur and Ernest are two bachelor fishermen who occupy the proverbial end-of-the-road on Morris Island, an Acadian community in southern Nova Scotia. Sober or not, they carry on with and for the filmmaker who is attempting to find out about their lives. The resulting encounters owe a smuch to Harold Pinter or Samuel beckett is they do to the documentary genre of film-making.
14. Tuna Fishermen (Tunolovci)
Film director Branko Belan follows the journey of fishermen as they set out to catch tuna around the Velebit Channel.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
15. Seaspiracy
Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers an alarming global conspiracy.
It has an average vote of 7.865 on TMDB.
16. Entre la ola y la roca (Entre la ola y la roca)
(Entre la ola y la roca)
17. Another World
St. Ives and the painters based in the town, and the surrounding areas, are showcased in this fascinating documentary.
18. On the Fishing Banks of Skye
Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.
19. The Cornish Riviera (The Cornish Riviera)
Sail away to a bygone Cornwall in this wistful coastal travelogue.
20. Smuggler's Gold
A deep-sea diver becomes romantically involved with the daughter of a gold smuggler.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.