Granton Trawler

Granton Trawler was one of the only films that John Grierson directed himself for the Empire [Marketing Board]/GPO [Film Unit]. The documentary style film was made in 1934, and was noted for its experimental use of sound without voice over.

Synopsis

The film is about the "Isabella Grieg" which was a fishing trawler that traveled from Granton Harbour to through the east coast of Edinburgh, then to the fishing grounds between Shetland and Norway.

Legacy

Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky listed it as one of the 77 masterpieces of world cinema.