The Voyage of the 7 Girls

20011 h 13 min 26 secFilm: Documentaire

Réalisation: John Brett

Production: Kent MartinJohn Brett (Brett Films)Joan MacKinnon

Scénarisation: John Brett

Produced by Brett Films in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, with the participation of the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation, the Nova Scotia Arts Council, the Fundy Communications Production Fund, and with the assistance of the Canadian Audio Visual Certification Office and the Nova Scotia Film Industry Tax Credit.

Fishing the treacherous North Atlantic is everything a modern job tries not to be: it's brutal, dangerous and gruelling. Family and friends are left behind for weeks at a time. In The Voyage of the 7 Girls filmmaker John Brett joins skippers Wes and Marty Henneberry on four voyages aboard their 32-metre longliner - the 7 Girls - for an up-close look at the extreme demands of a job that tests body and soul.

The Henneberry family of Sambro, Nova Scotia, has been fishing for generations. Today, brothers Marty and Wes are at the helm, pursuing giant tuna, swordfish and halibut. The 7 Girls can set out 80 kilometres of gear (over 1,500 hooks!) and has been known to haul in $295,000 worth of fish in a single day. But even a good boat, running the best gear available, is no guarantee of success.

John Brett (whose NFB film One Man's Paradise profiled clan patriarch Lewie Henneberry) sets out to discover what it takes to be a really great fisherman. In the process, he captures his own misadventures - from rogue waves to cameras that self-destruct at the worst possible moments.

This gritty portrait captures both the allure and romance of the primal sea and the price that must be paid by those who follow the fisherman's calling.

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Catégories de sujets


  • Chasse et Pêche commerciales > Région atlantiqueBateaux de pêche et ÉquipementCommunautés de pêcheurs
  • Travail > Vie au travail

Générique


participant
Peter Campbell
Cindy Chin
Charles De Pisa
Harvey Dominics
Brian Feener
Bill Gilkie
Donald Gilkie
Todd Gray
Andrew Henneberry
Billy Henneberry
Casey Henneberry
Clark Henneberry
Lewie Henneberry
Regan Henneberry
Robin Henneberry
Mark Horne
Dick Jones
Kristopher Kirk
Jody Malloy
Byron Nagle
Paul Parnell
Julie Porter
Claude Rideout
Phillip Ryan
Greg Smith
réalisation
John Brett
caméra
John Brett
montage
John Brett
scénarisation
John Brett
caméra additionnelle
Kent Nason
superviseur du montage sonore
René Beaudry
monteur effets sonores
Christian Wood
mixeur du repiquage
Allan Scarth
producteur associé
John Wesley Chisholm
administrateur de programme
John William Lutz
superviseur de production
Patricia Coughran
producteur
Kent Martin
John Brett
Joan MacKinnon
producteur exécutif
John Brett