WIND, TIDE & OAR 1hr 24m (PG)

Dir: Huw Wahl

Genre: Documentary

Wind, Tide and Oar is a compelling exploration of engineless sailing, shot on analogue film over three years. The film delves into the experiences of those who travel solely by harnessing the natural elements alone, following a diverse array of traditional boats and uncovering the unique rhythms and motivations of engineless navigation. Journeying through rivers, coastlines, and open seas, spanning the UK, the Netherlands, and France, Wind, Tide and Oar creates a contemplative space, addressing themes of ecology, heritage, traditional skills, and maritime history. Using a 1960s hand-wound camera, Wahl offers a poetic and intimate perspective on a millennia-old craft, upended by the invention of mechanised power. Through the film’s reveries, sailing becomes a means to explore our interaction with and responsibility to the environment. It invites deep reflection on our relationship with nature, our understanding of and commitment to sustainability, and our care for the world around us.

“What a timely, timeless film Wind, Tide and Oar is. Like all Wahl’s work, it’s about breathing, freedom, being in the world. A gorgeously shot tone poem, it reveals life on the water, under shifting skies, as tactile, dream-like, improvisational. Here are old rhythms that feel thrillingly new. Imagination and intoxication. An antidote to skew-whiff modern life.” Sukhdev Sandhu, Writer, radio maker, film critic and curator

Bar opens from 7pm serving delicious cocktails, fine wines, craft beers and bar snacks until 10 minutes before the film.

Film starts at 8pm

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