Part of the Birks Wilderness Film Festival 2025
Wind, Tide & Oar is a compelling exploration of engineless sailing, shot on analogue film over three years. The film delves into the experiences of those who travel solely by harnessing the natural elements alone, following a diverse array of traditional boats and uncovering the unique rhythms and motivations of engineless navigation.
Journeying through rivers, coastlines, and open seas, spanning the UK, the Netherlands, and France, Wind, Tide & Oar creates a contemplative space, addressing themes of ecology, heritage, traditional skills, and maritime history. Using a 1960s hand-wound camera, Wahl offers a poetic and intimate perspective on a millennia-old craft, upended by the invention of mechanised power.
Through the film’s reveries, sailing becomes a means to explore our interaction with and responsibility to the environment. It invites deep reflection on our relationship with nature, our understanding of and commitment to sustainability, and our care for the world around us.
Support for this festival is provided by: Beyond Adventure, Cow and Parrot, Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery, Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters, Moness Resort/Taymouth Village Limited, Ruaraidh Dewar Landscaping, Spirit of Wood, Taymouth Marina, Wee Adventures, and Perth & Kinross Council Rural Events Funding.
Wind, Tide & Oar is a compelling exploration of engineless sailing, shot on analogue film over three years. The film delves into the experiences of those who travel solely by harnessing the natural elements alone, following a diverse array of traditional boats and uncovering the unique rhythms and motivations of engineless navigation.
Journeying through rivers, coastlines, and open seas, spanning the UK, the Netherlands, and France, Wind, Tide & Oar creates a contemplative space, addressing themes of ecology, heritage, traditional skills, and maritime history. Using a 1960s hand-wound camera, Wahl offers a poetic and intimate perspective on a millennia-old craft, upended by the invention of mechanised power.
Through the film’s reveries, sailing becomes a means to explore our interaction with and responsibility to the environment. It invites deep reflection on our relationship with nature, our understanding of and commitment to sustainability, and our care for the world around us.
Support for this festival is provided by: Beyond Adventure, Cow and Parrot, Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery, Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters, Moness Resort/Taymouth Village Limited, Ruaraidh Dewar Landscaping, Spirit of Wood, Taymouth Marina, Wee Adventures, and Perth & Kinross Council Rural Events Funding.
Rating: PG
Runtime: 1h 24m
Released: 2025
Runtime: 1h 24m
Released: 2025
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