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Hauling Sharks

1988 · 10 min

A quiet, observational ethnographic short that drifts with the sea and the rhythm of a fishing community's work.

Directed by
Robert Gardner
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The coastal Danakil in Northeastern Ethiopia have found an environmentally suitable way of life netting sharks far out to sea which they export to the south Arabian states.

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Directed by
Robert Gardner
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • survival
  • nature
  • environment
  • trauma
Places
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Robert Gardner
Runtime
10 min

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