Entry 20-135 | United Kingdom | 2018 | 58’ | Subtitles: English

Wild Shetland: Scotland’s Viking Frontier

Shetlandi loodus - Šotimaa viikingipiir

The film takes us on an epic journey to Scotland’s northernmost archipelago: Shetland. Tracing the course of a breeding season from the depths of winter to high summer an unforgettable cast of animals battle for survival in these ‘Islands Above All Others’. An orca pod hunts seals along the rocky coasts while a mother otter struggles to protect her twin cubs from marauding male otters and spring storms. Comical puffins, spectacular diving gannets and mysterious storm petrels nesting in an ancient Pictish tower. This is the story of survival in Scotland’s Viking Frontier.

Details

Director
Jackie Savery
Cinematography
Fergus Gill, Raymond Besant, Peter Barden etc.
Editing
Peter Barden
Composer
Fraser Purdie
Producer
Jackie Savery
Production Company
Maramedia
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