Granton Trawler (1934)

Directed by

John Grierson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

11 min

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary follows the crew of a fishing trawler as they work at sea. The focus is on the physical labor of hauling nets and processing the catch.

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What happens

Granton Trawler was one of the only films that John Grierson directed himself for the Empire Marketing Board/GPO Film Unit. The documentary style film was made in 1934, and was noted for its experimental use of sound without voice over. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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