Creel stories of Mull and Iona

Creel of Stories – Cliabh an t-Seanachais - is an oral history film that celebrates the story of fishing in the Ross of Mull and Iona, from the lost art of salmon bag netting to the enduring creel fishing trade that continues to support individuals and families in the area.

 

Creel of Stories shares stories and characters which will resonate with communities where fishing plays an important role.

 

Funded through Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022, the film was commissioned by South West Mull and Iona Development, a community-led organisation whose role is to support economic, social and environmental regeneration in the area.

 

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Creel of Stories was filmed and edited by Alasdair Satchel of Struthach Films, whose What We Do in the Winter, a podcast about the lives of the people of Mull, Iona, Ulva, Gometra and Erraid, provided the inspiration for the film’s style - allowing the protagonists to tell their own stories.

 

The film’s themes and soundscape inspired the original music, composed by Hannah Fisher, Sorren Maclean and Lomond Campbell, and a song written by the children of Bunessan Primary School with verses in English and Gaelic.

 

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An online watch party premiere will be held on You Tube on Friday November 25 at 7.30pm, followed by a Zoom conversation, open to everyone, with the communities of the Ross of Mull and Iona.

 

In the weeks following the premiere, longer interviews with the participants of Creel of Stories will be released as podcasts on What We Do in the Winter to allow viewers to dig deeper into the stories presented in the film.