Fogo is a windswept island off the coast of Newfoundland where the inhabitants have lived by, on and from the sea. A fisherman and his sons take a day off from the nets for a journey to the gannet colony on the Funk Islands, fifty miles farther out to sea. There are exceptional close-up views of enormous flocks of seabirds swarming the cliffs and the sky.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013871
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fishermen
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Newfoundland
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Newfoundland - Social life and customs
History → Newfoundland - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)