Old Commercial Hotel
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
FREE
FISHERNET EXHIBITION
Exhibition showing the rich fishing cultural heritage of Orkney and in particular Stromness: fishing in Viking times, whaling, herring fishing, seafaring legends and folklore, fishing boats, fishing techniques and modern fishing practices. Also featuring fishing heritage archive photographs and an aquarium display from Heriot Watt ICIT.
The display will be supported by a leaflet guiding you through Stromness, highlighting key aspects of fishing heritage between Ness Point and the Pier Head. Available from The Old Commercial Hotel and Stromness Museum.
Stromness Museum
12 noon
FREE
TALK: From the fish middens to the herring: 1,000 Years Of Fishing In Orkney
Dr. Jennifer Harland (UHI)
Zooarchaeologist Jen Harland will use the rich evidence from Orkney’s archaeological digs to illustrate Orkney’s role in the North Atlantic, encompassing the legacy of the Viking deep-sea fishing, the importance of sillocks and piltocks, and the recent rise and fall of the herring industry.
West Side Cinema @ Stromness Town Hall
2:00 pm (doors open 1:30)
£5/£3 under 16 on the door
SCOTTISH SCREEN ARCHIVE COLLECTION
A collection of archive films depicting fishing, boat building and life on the sea, courtesy of films from the Scottish Screen Archive. Plus a talk on the restoration of The Otter Bank, currently on display at Scapa Flow Visitor Centre.
CALLER HERRIN’ (1947) 18m Scotland / Directed by Alan Harper
Herring fishing off the north- east coast of Scotland; the film follows the fishing boats from the time they put out to sea to the unloading of the catch at the fish market. It includes shots of fishwives gutting by hand and the process of traditional ‘kippering’.
SHAPES IN THE WATER (1974) 28m Scotland / Directed by Bill Forsyth
A lyrical depiction of Highland boat-building from director Bill Forsyth.
BANK AHEAD (1963) 26m Scotland / Directed by Theo Richmond
A subject close to Orkney hearts, an award winning film about the Otterbank which sees accountant William Groat and skipper David Irvine serve the islands of Orkney as a floating bank.
PLUS
Talk by Jack Drever, secretary of Orkney Historic Boat Society, about the restoration of The Otter Bank currently on display at the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre at Lyness.
West Side Cinema @ Stromness Town Hall
7:45 pm (doors open 7:15)
£5/£3 under 16 on the door
THERE WILL BE OIL (2009) 58m Norway / Directed by Frode Myhra Skog
In the 2010’s, the oil industry polarised Norwegian public opinion with their desire to drill for oil along the coast of Norway. Environmental organisations fought back.
Supported by
THE FISH TAMER 23 mins 40 secs Spain / Directed by Roger Gómez & Dani Resines
One man’s dying wish launches a beguiling Mediterranean meditation on friendship, ageing and the seafaring life. The Fish Tamer charmed audiences at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Docs Barcelona, among others.
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