
F.I.S.H.I.N.G
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.”
- Henry David Thoreau
A cinematic quest to explain the fishing instinct inside Man. Why do people fish? Is angling a sport, a hobby or something similar to hunting, a primeval and deeply anchored instinct? Or is it about escaping everyday commitments, and heading back to unpredictable nature? Above and below water, F.I.S.H.I.N.G casts into the parallel worlds of fish and fishermen in Holland.
90’ / DCP / colour
Original title: V.I.S.S.E.N
Prod: Windmill Film
Dir:Pieter-Rim de Kroon
Sc: Maarten de Kroon
D.O.P.: Stef Tijdink
Completed: October 2012
Language: Dutch (English subtitles)
Pieter-Rim de Kroon:
a.o. SPIRAL GALAXY (2010, doc), MY OLD HAND CRANK CAMERA (2010, doc), THE OLD WINDMILL SHOP (2006, short), DUTCH LIGHT (2003, doc) Awards: Audience Award European FF Brussels, Special Mention DokFest Munich, DOWN UNDER (1999, short doc).
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