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Inishowen maritime film project
needs your help
03.09.18
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AN Inishowen community
group is looking for local people to get involved
with a documentary film project based on the peninsula’s
rich maritime heritage. The Inishowen Community
Media Network (ICMN) has commissioned Crana
Communications to research and produce a documentary
on the decline of our once-thriving fishing industry
and way of life, told through the life stories of
the interviewees, fishing folklore, songs and more.
The programme will also look at ways in which our
coastal communities are fighting back and
diversifying to make a living from the sea. The ICMN
group is looking for your help! |
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Fishing boats at Greencastle harbour
in 2007. |
ICMN spokesperson
Martha McCulloch said that they are looking for
material and people with a story to tell: ‘The
programme will make use of any photos and other
archive material available from either the
contributors themselves or other sources. If anyone
has information, knows someone with a story to tell
or has old photos ICMN want to hear from you. You
can email the group at
guthanphobail@gmai.com . The idea behind the
project is to document material for future
generations that would otherwise be lost. The final
film and all recorded material will be archived and
free for the public, schools and libraries.’
Jim Doherty of Crana Communications is looking
forward to starting work on the project: ‘The waters
surrounding Inishowen are so much part of who we
are, they’ve shaped and provided for us for
generations. I believe this to be a really important
project and urge the fishing community and anyone
whose family made a living from our waters to get in
touch.’
Anyone wanting to get in touch with ICMN or Crana
Communications regarding the fishing documentary can
email them at
guthanphobail@gmail.com or call 086 8156289. |
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