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We Are Still Here
Synopsis
Flateyri in the Westfjord Islands was originally settled because of its access to bountiful fishing grounds. Today, the village is in crisis. It began in 1990, when the trading of catch quotas was approved. Many of the fishermen sold their quotas to the highest bidder; companies bought them up and grew their business. Soon Kambur was the principal player in the industry and it created jobs. But the euphoria was followed by a recession and one day in 2007, the company announced that it had sold all its boats and quotas. Almost half of the town residents – 120 people – lost their jobs and access to the fishing zones was more or less barred. In the film, Flateyri’s residents talk about the changes in the town and the attempt to remain a fishing village, despite the lack of catch quotas, and not to admit defeat in the face of the superiority of economic forces.Nordic Film Days Talks: Click here for a director's voice of Ásdís Thoroddsen, the director of "We Are Still Here".
Nordic Film Days Talks: Here curator Jörg Schöning talks about this year's retrospective program under the title "Fishermen's Films.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Producer
- Screenwriter
- Director of photography
note team
Director: Ásdís ThoroddsenWriter: Ásdis Thoroddsen
Camera: Arnar þórisson, Piotr Rosolowski, Tomasz Glowacki, Uwe Teske
Cast: Jóhanna Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir, Stanisław Kordek, Janina Magdalena Kryszewska, Önundur Hafsteinn Pálsson, Bryndís Sigurðardóttir, Sigurður H. Garðarsson, Guðrún Pálsdóttir, Einar Guðbjartsson, Birkir Einarsson, Steinunn G. Einarsdóttir
Production: Hjálmtýr Heiðdal, Heather Millard, Seylan Film Production
World Sales: Spier Films
Festival contact: Icelandic Film Centre
Cast & Crew
Ásdís ThoroddsenHeather Millard, Hjalmtyr Heiðdal
Ásdís Thoroddsen
Piotr Rosolowski, Tomasz Glowacki, Uwe Teske, Arnar þorisson
