by Fish & Men | Feb 28, 2022 | article
“Do you know where your seafood is from?” asks Fish & Men, a feature length documentary that played Friday at the 15th Amelia Island Film Festival in Florida. It follows Massachusetts fishermen who struggle to make a living as the local cod populations dwindle,...
by Fish & Men | Nov 9, 2021 | article
Living in coastal New Hampshire in 2012, I had an unexpected conversation with the wife of a local fisherman. It was through this chance meeting that I first became aware of the grim plight of New England’s centuries-old fishing communities, which led me to the...
by Fish & Men | Oct 14, 2021 | article
SCITUATE – Filmmaker Darby Duffin had a conversation with the wife of a local fisherman a decade ago that he said hit him right “in the gut.” The conversation inspired Duffin to take took a closer look at local fishing communities, something he called...
by Fish & Men | Oct 1, 2021 | article
The ocean’s bounty Could the lowly dogfish save the Gloucester fishing industry? How about the gnarly monkfish, a favorite in Europe but a hard sell in the United States, despite a savory recipe once featured on Julia Child’s “The French Chef”? As Darby Duffin and...
by Fish & Men | Sep 30, 2021 | article
Gloucester Daily Times By Gail McCarthy A special showing of the new documentary “Fish & Men,” filmed in part in Gloucester, will take place this weekend. The film recently won its 11th award at the Berkshire International Film Festival, as it seeks to tell...