Skuld: Documentary

 

On Tuesday November 21st, the documentary “Skuld“ will be shown at 20:00 at the
Ísafjörður cinema in collaboration with 66°North and University Centre of the Westfjords. The movie is in Icelandic but has English subtitles. The event is on the occasion of World Fisheries Day, which is held every November 21 st to celebrate the hard work of the millions of people around the world who
work in fisheries.

 

Admission is free. After the film, there will be a director’s chat with the opportunity for the audience to ask questions.

“Skuld” is a documentary about the coastal fishing season on the boat named “Skuld” or “debt” in Icelandic. The young couple Rut and Kristjan Torfi operate the boat from the community of Rif on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. The film has been very well received and has won, among other things, the Motivation Award of the jury at the Skjaldborg Documentary Film Festival earlier this year.

 

“The Skjaldborg Motivation Award of 2023 goes to a film that the jury members found particularly warm, funny, and beautiful. A film that opens a window onto the world of smallboat owners and jig fisheries in a personal and fascinating way. The director uses a strongnvisual approach and does this exceptionally well both in front of and behind the camera so that the film deeply embodies love, initiative – and coastal fishing.”

 

Skuld trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPC62ECoSLE
Þorskbæn - Kristján Torfi & the fishermen’s choir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqhjmh01pHA
Skuld on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skulddocumentary