Risteard Ó Domhnaill's new documentary 'Atlantic' focuses on fishing industry

After impressing with The Pipe, Risteard Ó Domhnaill’s new film focuses on the fishing industry, writes Ellie O’Byrne

RISTEARD Ó Domhnaill’s new documentary, Atlantic, is a wake-up call as chilling as a bucket of ice-cold seawater over the head.

Ó Domhnaill’s second feature documentary follows three coastal communities in Newfoundland, Norway and Ireland struggling to maintain their way of life amidst shrinking fishing quotas and mismanaged resources. Among those featured are Jerry Early, the Arranmore fisherman convicted of fishing with a net “with the potential to catch a salmon” as EU super-trawlers fish his waters, and a Norwegian acoustic specialist’s warnings about the effects of marine oil exploration on fish spawning grounds.