Fishing Movies

Sea otters are once again in peril after being brought back from the brink of extinction. An unprecedented number of sea otter deaths have occurred...

A movie detailing the events that make Quint into the fearless shark hunter of Amity Island. Follow him from 1945 to 1968, and witness how Quint...

In the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland's rugged Fogo Island, "people of the fish"—traditional fishers—catch cod live by hand, one...

The art of traditional sailing is often represented through activity at sea, yet maintenance on land is of equal importance. This film shows the...

The job of a deep-sea fisherman is still extremely dangerous today. Waves, storms, physical work and hardly any sleep - the stress levels are high,...

Every year at springtime a man goes on a fishing trip. He leaves behind his wife who worries that he will never come back. On his way he stops in a...

Of Maine’s more than 5000 commercial lobstermen only 4% are female. The Captain celebrates that fearless minority through the lens of Sadie...

On August 3rd, 1979, a Vietnamese refugee shoots and kills a white crab fisherman at the town docks in Seadrift, TX. What began as a fishing dispute...

This adrenaline-fueled film takes you down under, across the equator, to fish Australia’s Great Barrier Reef for 1000-Pound Black Marlin. This...

In this documentary short, summer trippers line up for the famous local fried clams and whole families dig for the white mollusc in the tangy air of...

A modern geisha travels through Japan trying to find a job as entertainer, and ends up by finding love and a job as ama, a pearl diver.

Indigenous youth in Bristol Bay, Alaska are learning traditional salmon fishing practices while becoming advocates against a pollution threat from...

A fisherman comes across a mysterious woman who emerges from the depths, who uses her beauty to lure him into the lake.

Sondre skates around in the deserted town where he grew up and never left. Everyone he grew up with has left, while he is looking for "the perfect...

Elliott, a lonely young man with no family, learns of a deceased grandfather he never knew. Feeling robbed of such a connection, he decides to hire...

Released on the 23rd of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A local fisherwoman navigates her way through a male dominated environment to work in an industry that has been essential to island life for hundreds...

A retired truck driver is fishing. He catches a tiny fish and throws it back. 'Do you fancy green beans tonight?', his wife asks him from behind her...

Wanting to prove himself to his father, a boy takes matters into his own hands while out fishing.