The Fishermen's Lodges
Shore Shelter, The Rose, The Shamrock, The One and All and The Bay View - places of mystery and the passing of time, these old fashioned lodges are unique to St. Ives. Built on the harbour front at the turn of the twentieth century, only three lodges now remain. A coal fired stove sits in the centre surrounded by old photos of historic boats and fishermen gone by. Used as social 'clubs' for fishermen to meet, today they are on the brink of disappearing yet within them old St. Ives still exists while tourists and trade rush by all around them. Shot over lockdown 2020, this poetic short film layers the moving passages of time and storytelling using newly shot Super 8 and 16mm film, contemporary digital interviews, Cornish dialect and specially composed soundscape weaving audio archive and the evocative poetry of St. Ives' John T. Barber. What does the ebb and flow of the sea bring as the indigenous community of St. Ives fade away?
- Festival
- Quimper 2022
- Title
- The Fishermen's Lodges
- Entry Category
- Short Form
- Produced By
- Barbara Santi
- Producer
- Barbara Santi
- Directed By
- Barbara Santi
- Production Partners
- Awen Productions, St. Ives Archive
- Broadcaster
- Screening at St Ives Sept Fest and online