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As part of their preparation for scoring the film the dead rat. Every year, ten men from ness, at the northern tip of the isle of le. Documentary looking at a disappearing hebridean tradition the annual gannet hunt on sula sgeir, a desolate island far out in the atlantic. The film features dods macpharlain, who holds the licence for the hunt. Dead rat orchestra the guga hunters of ness folk radio. There was a time when seabirds were actually a well desired food at the dinner table. Guido in centuries gone by, it was common practice in the far northwest of scotland for men to go on a hunt for birds. Crews follow the 10 men from ness, lewis, as they venture to sulaisgeir for. The guga hunters of ness documentary looking at a disappearing hebridean tradition the annual gannet hunt on sula sgeir, a desolate island far out in the atlantic. Gary matheson trying guga for the first time, guga is a almost fully grown gannet chick. A new documentary will shed light on the controversial guga hunters of the.

The hebridean guga hunt is ancient and sustainable, not. 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. Life of the hebridean guga hunters revealed in new tv show the. Sula sgeir is a small, uninhabited scottish island in the north atlantic, 18 kilometres 11 miles west of rona. Ten men set out from ness to spend a traditional, if hardly comfortable, fortnight on sula sgeir. The film transports you to a far away place, allows you to peer into the lives and traditions of the. Director mike day takes us behind the lens of his debut film, the guga hunters of ness, an extraordinary account of an ancient. Just finished reading the blackhouse, and enjoyed seeing the film after googling birdhunters of ness. It provided them with meat for the table, in an area where there was precious few other sources of meat. The guga hunters of ness the documentary home facebook. The guga hunt has been a tradition in ness, north lewis, since the 15th century. The rocky island of sula sgeir, 40 miles out from ness, is home to some 10,000 breeding pairs of gannets.

Poet reveals secrets of brutal guga hunters the independent. We dont like the fact that it is said it is done because of tradition. Watch the guga hunters of ness online vimeo on demand on. 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. A bbc documentary about a gaelic island community in scotland on their annual seabird hunt in the treacherous north. It provided them with meat for themore in centuries gone by, it was common practice in the far northwest of scotland for men to go on a hunt for birds. Complete your purchase to add the mp3 version to your amazon music library. In 2009 director mike day sailed with the guga hunters to sula sgeir and filmed on the island over a 10day period. For hundreds of years the villagers have done what they can to keep the guga hunt secret. Watch the guga hunters of ness online vimeo on demand.

The resulting film was commissioned by bbc scotland and broadcast in january 2010. The guga hunters of ness is a wonderful documentary about stouthearted men, and it is made by a stouthearted filmmaker. The award winning film by mike day and presented by intrepid cinema the award winning. Director mike day on the making of the the guga hunters of ness. It is about community, and tradition, and changing times. Film screening of the guga hunters of ness by mike day whats on skye.

The guga hunters of ness 59min documentary 20 january 2011 uk ten men from the isle of lewis in scotland set sail for sula sgeir, a desolate island in the atlantic ocean. Image donald morrison mike day is the director of a new film documenting the age old ness tradition of guga hunting on sula sgeir. The young gannets, known locally as guga, are harvested annually in august. Mike day director about the film the guga hunters of ness. The gaelic speakers of lewis and scotland are the only people in the eu exempt from a ban on hunting gannets, but they are only permitted to hunt them once a. Director mike day takes us behind the lens of his debut film, the guga hunters of ness. Every year, late in the summer, villagers from ness, on the isle of lewis.

Cormorants, gulls, shags, fulmars and indeed gannets. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The annual hunt for guga, or young gannets, by the men of ness on the isle of lewis, has provoked fresh anger after islanders staged a gugaeating world championship. If we have brought you some joy through what we have done this year. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. 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. The guga hunters of ness the documentary posts facebook.