In The Guga Hunters of Ness, filmmaker Mike Day follows ten intrepid Scotsmen as they sail from their home town on the northern-most tip of the Isle of Lewis for a challenging voyage across brutally rough seas to an even more remote and tiny North Atlantic island, Sula Sgeir, where they scale steep cliffs to catch young gannets, known in the vernacular as guga.
The hearty Scotsmen's arduous annual journey is a centuries-old tradition, and the meat of the sea birds is considered by the people of Ness to be a highly treasured gourmet treat.
The Guga Hunters of Ness, an utterly unique and authentic adventure, is having its first US screening at Union Docs, 322 Union Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, on on Saturday, February 4, at 7:30 pm.
Mike Day will be present for a post-screening Q&A that will be moderated by...me.
(PHOTO: Still from 'The Guga Hunters of Ness.' Courtesy Intrepid Cinema).
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