Hand.Line.Cod

Directed by Justin Simms
2016    13mDocumentary, Short
7.8
Set in the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland's rugged Fogo Island, Justin Simms' short film HAND.LINE.COD follows a group of "people of the fish"-traditional fishers who catch cod live by hand, by hook and line, one at a time. Their secret mission? To drive up the price of fish. After a 20-year moratorium on North Atlantic cod, the stocks are returning. These fishers are leading a revolution in sustainability, taking their premium product directly to the commercial market for the first time. Simms takes viewers deep inside the world of the brave fishers returning to past methods that hold tremendous potential for the future. Travel with them from the early morning hours, spend time on the ocean, and witness the intricacies of a 500-year-old tradition that's making a comeback.

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Cast of Hand.Line.Cod

  • Anthony CobbSelf
  • Austin ReidSelf
  • Justin SimmsDirector / Writer
  • Kelly DavisProducer
  • Leslie Anne PoyntzProducer
  • Annette ClarkeProducer
  • Penny CofieldProducer

 

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