The lewis chessmens creation began many centuries ago, high up in the arctic circle in the freezing waters of the norwegian sea. The location is the tasmanian wilderness, the target is the last tasmanian tiger and the hunter is martin willem dafoe, a mercenary hired by a mysterious biotech company. It follows the ten men of ness, in lewis, who travel to the tiny, desolate island of sula sgeir for two weeks each august. The guga hunters of ness 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mike day is the director of a new film documenting the age old ness tradition of guga hunting on sula sgeir. Ness on the isle of lewis is the last place in the uk where young gannets, known in gaelic as guga, are hunted for their meat. What he doesnt know is that the place also serves as a meeting point for a group of hunters whose prey arent animals. The film was produced by antoine huet, thomas malmonte, donato rotunno, joseph rouschop. Published on jan 3, 2011 the blackhouse by peter may video images taken during research for this awardwinning book set in the outer hebrides of scotland. There was a guy in the crowd mike day who came up at the end.
Every year, ten men from ness, at the northern tip of the isle of lewis, sail northwest for some forty. Scottish filmmaker mike day turns his lens on the isolated north atlantic archipelago of the faroe islands with the islands and the whales, which won the doc nyc grand jury prize and the hot docs emerging international filmmaker award in 2016. The hunting of sea birds was outlawed in 1954 in the uk, but the community of ness on the isle of lewis continues to be granted the only exemption under uk and eu law allowing. Back in january, there was an interesting program on bbc2. Sula sgeir is a small, uninhabited scottish island in the north atlantic, 18 kilometres 11 miles west of rona. Rent the hunter 2011 starring willem dafoe and frances oconnor on dvd and bluray. The resulting film was commissioned by bbc scotland and broadcast in. It premiered on the hallmark channel on october 25, 20. Rent the hunters 2011 starring steven waddington and tony becker on dvd and bluray.
Jun 11, 20 the guga hunters of ness is a film directed by mike day. The guga hunters of ness the documentary home facebook. The drama production, sequamur was his first fulllength play and went on tour through much of scotland. Director mike day takes us behind the lens of his debut film, the guga hunters of ness.
Not all the gannets were dressed on sula sgeir due to having to leave early because of the weather. Apr 04, 20 the guga hunters of ness is a wonderful documentary about stouthearted men, and it is made by a stouthearted filmmaker. Time team history hunters 1998 9 e05 scottish border and. It was released in limited theaters on december 27, 2011. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The guga hunters of ness amazing documentary by the crew around mike day about the yearly guga hunt which takes place on a remote island north of great britain. Every august ten men from ness set sail for sula sgeir, a desolate island far out in the atlantic. The guga hunt has been a tradition in ness, north lewis, since the 15th century.
The guga hunters of ness is on bbc2 on thursday at 9pm. A new police officer wants to meet up with somebody in an abandoned fort in the woods. The guga hunters came about when we were doing the song i mentioned earlier, the captains apprentice. With willem dafoe, sam neill, morgan davies, jacek koman.
Bbc two the guga hunters of ness, filming the guga hunt. However, unnecessary interjections forced the film back to plot toward the end and things fell apart. Discover how prime lenses enhanced the look of the film. The guga hunters of ness is a wonderful documentary about stouthearted men, and it is made by a stouthearted filmmaker. In 1979, he comes out of retirement to make tom horn and the hunter.
Watch the guga hunters of ness online vimeo on demand on. The rocky island of sula sgeir, 40 miles out from ness, is home to some 10,000 breeding pairs of gannets. The hunting of sea birds was outlawed in 1954 in the uk, but the community of ness on the isle of lewis continues to be granted the only exemption under uk and eu law allowing them to hold the annual hunt. Rent the hunters 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
The lewis chessmen which were found at ardroil, near uig on the isle of lewis are historically very important. The hunting of sea birds was outlawed in 1954 in the uk, but the community of ness on the. Sula sgeir is a small, uninhabited scottish island in the north atlantic, 18 kilometres 11 miles. The hunters is a 20 american science fantasy adventure television film directed by nisha ganatra from a screenplay by matthew huffman and jeffrey schechter, based on the graphic novel mirror mirror by joshua williamson. The film transports you to a far away place, allows you to peer into the lives and. Tell us about the documentary soundtrack you worked on, the guga hunters of ness. The first halfhour is all about the setup but as soon as we see the vast range of mountains and rainforest, nature takes its own course and. With steven waddington, tony becker, dianna agron, chris briant. The film transports you to a far away place, allows you to peer into the lives and traditions of the people who live there, and actually shows you the world around them through their eyes. It is said that the greenland hunters had taxes to pay to the norwegian rulers to the archbishop of trondheim. Beautifully filmed eco thriller, 11 october 2011 author.
He rejects several highly publicized multimillion dollar deals. It stars dianna agron, steven waddington and tony becker. His nonfiction book the guga hunters, reissued by birlinn in paperback, is about the seabird hunting tradition in ness while weaving songs was inspired by the harris tweed industry. Rent the hunter 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Ten men from the isle of lewis in scotland set sail for sula sgeir, a desolate island in the atlantic ocean.
Dafoe flew to hobart, tasmania for the premiere of the film at the state cinema. Time team history hunters 1998 9 e05 scottish border and related ballads liddesda. Spending two weeks or so on the rock, they capture and kill gannet chicks, known as guga ness nis, near the northernmost tip of the isle of lewis, is the only community in the british isles that retains that tradition, with men from the village undertaking an arduous expedition each autumn to the rocky seastack of sula sgeir, 40 miles. Director mike day on the making of the the guga hunters of ness. It follows the work of a small group of locals in a small scottish island community who travel out once a year to catch and kill young gannets on a remote sea skerry. The guga hunters of ness is a film directed by mike day.
Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they journey through storms to hunt gannets, a prized delicacy in ness. He makes an art film of ibsens an enemy of the people in 1976. Gary matheson trying guga for the first time, guga is a almost fully grown gannet chick. Not sure shots of the social in full swing or then ten pin bowling crew would have sat too well. In 2009 director mike day sailed with the guga hunters to sula sgeir and. Day learned about the faroe islands while shooting his previous film, the guga hunters of ness 2011, a bbc feature documentary about a gaelic island community in scotland embarking on its.
They are iconic viking treasures that have been dated as 12th century. The young gannets, known locally as guga, are harvested annually in august. It stars willem dafoe, sam neill and frances oconnor. A bbc documentary about a gaelic island community in scotland on their annual seabird hunt in the treacherous north.
Watch the guga hunters of ness online vimeo on demand. One of the most remote islands of the british isles, it lies more than forty miles sixty kilometres north of lewis and is best known for its population of gannets a ruined stone bothy called taigh beannaichte blessed house can be found on the east headland sgeir an teampaill. This felt a lot like a standard development rewrite after some idiot agent read the script. They speak of the laughter that seasons their time together on sulasgeir, of the risks and dangers they have faced. Adapted from the 1999 novel by julia leigh, the writerdirector of sleeping beauty, the hunter is one part existential meditation on the male psyche and one part.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Mostly because of its superb photography direction and authentic character portrayals. The complete third series 2002 gimme the loot 2012 ginger and cinnamon 2003. They have been describes as being the greatest chessmen of the european middle ages. The hunter is a 2011 australian drama film, directed by daniel nettheim and produced by vincent sheehan, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by julia leigh. The guga hunters of ness is poetic, haunting, its beautiful imagery making it hard to look away. I spent a day with my nephew tam and the rest of the guga hunters preparing the last of the gugas. The flesh of the young gannet or guga is regarded as a delicacy in ness.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Mike day director about the film the guga hunters of ness. A good month for a holiday and a good month for photography. Watch the worlds other guga hunt down the cliffs at night in the faroe islands, from the team that filmed on sula sgeir in this emmy nominated film now available. For two exhausting weeks, the men work ceaselessly, catching, killing.
Unearthed in 1831, these chessmen are intricately carved from walrus tusk are well worth seeing. His team recently gained a rare insight into the men, the hunt and the culture that surrounds. The guga hunters tells the story of the men who voyage to sulasgeir each year and the district they hail from, bringing out the full colour of their lives, the humour and drama of their exploits. The guga hunters of ness was a brilliant bbc programme on the annual hunt for young gannets known in gaelic as guga, undertaken by ten men from ness on. The hunters is a 2011 french crime horror thriller film directed by chris briant. Its probably better off extinct, if its alive people will always want to find it, hunt it down. The guga hunters of ness 2011 company credits imdb. After making the towering inferno in 1974, superstar steve mcqueen takes himself off the market. The guga hunters of ness 2010 a guide to recognizing your saints 2006 guilty 2015 guilty pleasures 2010. Jan 20, 2011 ness is the last place in the uk where young gannets, known in gaelic as guga, are hunted for their meat. There was a time when seabirds were actually a well desired food at the dinner table.
Guga hunters ness isle of lewis western isles outer hebrides sea birds have been eaten for centuries in fact since our ancestors lived in caves. When i moved here in the 70s it was still considered possible that somehow. There they catch, kill and salt 2,000 young gannets before returning home with the precious guga meat. The guga hunters with donald murray, ringside theatre, rural centre, crossapol every year ten men from ness in lewis make the 40 mile trip north to the uninhabited rock sula sgeir. The blackhouse by peter may video images taken during research for this awardwinning book set in the outer hebrides of scotland. Starring willem dafoe, sam neill, morgana davies, frances oconnor, sullivan stapleton, callan mulvey, jacek koman and dan wyllie. The guga hunters of ness alexander street, a proquest company. And for many years now, hes been the leader of the ness guga hunters. Ness is the last place in the uk where young gannets, known in gaelic as guga, are hunted for their meat. Jan 19, 2011 more clips from the guga hunters of ness. Martin, a mercenary, is sent from europe by a mysterious biotech company to the tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last tasmanian tiger. Dafoe flew to hobart, tasmania for the premiere of the film at the state cinema in the film, a shadowy corporation red leaf sends a mercenary martin david dafoe to. Cormorants, gulls, shags, fulmars and indeed gannets.