The North-East of England, where the river meets the sea. Stan Rennie is the last of a long line of fishermen who have worked the same stretch of coastline for centuries.
When a vast tide of poisoned crabs and lobsters washes ashore like a biblical plague, Stan’s world is turned upside-down overnight, and he finds himself thrown into a battle for the future. Have the sins of the industrial past come back to haunt the present?
A wry, David and Goliath story about navigating through grief and finding power in community.
A film by Teessider Jeanie Finlay
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Their catch vanished overnight. The questions remain.
support the north east fishing collective to find the answers they deserve
Liz Truss will receive £100,000 a year, for the rest of her life for her office of the ex-prime minister for just 45 days in office. One year of that income, would be monumental for our community-led campaign and we aim to raise this symbolic amount, with your support.
We don't want anyone to be confronted again by the heartbreaking scenes of mass-ecocide witnessed in October 2021.
Your funding will support independent scientific research to further uncover the cause of the North East coast die-offs and help prevent future environmental disasters.
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BFI Doc Society Fund and Screen Scotland Present A Glimmer Films and I Am Charlie Production. A Co-production with SWR, In Association with ARTE and Chicken & Egg Films, Jyoti Film and Varda Pictures
ALL RIVERS SPILL THEIR STORIES TO THE SEA
A FILM BY JEANIE FINLAY
Documentary, 99 MINS, 2026
Credits
DIRECTOR
Jeanie Finlay
CONTRIBUTING PRODUCER
Heather Baldry
FILM EDITOR
Nicole Halova
ORIGINAL SCORE
Lomond Campbell
MUSIC SUPERVISOR
Graham Langley
MENTAL HEALTH SUPERVISOR
Rebecca Day, Film in Mind
POST PRODUCTION
Serious
Jeanie Finlay & Charlie Phillips
PRODUCERS
Julie Parker Benello, Shanida Scotland,
Elaisha Stokes & Mark Thomas
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
CO-PRODUCERS
Nadja Lapcevic & Anke Peterson
Kate Lingley & Elizabeth Klinck
ARCHIVE SUPERVISORS
A GLIMMERAMA RELEASE
