The story of the last traditional fisherman on the Rame Peninsula in Cornwall, England. Dedicated in loving memory of my dear friend, mentor, and producer, Leo Kaserer.

Feature Documentary

Filmmaker & Cinematographer

Sony F3 / Canon C300

Official selection HoF Film Festival, 2016, Germany.
Winner Coastal Culture Award, Ocean Film Festival, 2017, San Francisco, USA.
fficial selection International Film Festival, 2017, Innsbruck, Austria.
Official selection Plymouth Film Festival, 2017, Plymouth, U.K.
Winner Kodiak Prize, Alaska International Film Awards, 2017, Alaska, USA.
Winner Best Feature Documentary
Toronto Beaches Film Festival, 2017, Toronto, Canada.
Featured on Country File television series, BBC1, 2017, UK.
Official selection, Cornwall Film Festival, 2017, UK.
Official selection, Wild & Scenic Film Festival, 2018, Nevada City, USA.
Official selection, Thunder Bay Festival, 2018, Michigan, USA.
Winner Best Feature Documentary,
Snowdance Independent Film Festival, 2018, Germany.
Celtic Media Festival, Offical Selection, 2018, UK.
Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Official Selection, 2018, France.
Official selection, The International Maritime Film Festival, 2018, Maine, USA.

This is the story of a 70-year-old fisherman—not just any fisherman, but the last of his generation.

Malcolm has never left the villages of Kingsand and Cawsand, where he was born. He catches fish, crab, and lobsters off the Rame Peninsula, taking only what he needs with minimal waste. He works using the tools and techniques passed down through generations, taught to him by the men who came before.

It might sound idyllic, but it’s a life of hard work, growing tougher with each passing year. Malcolm’s way of life is under threat. He is aging, and his industry now prioritizes quantity over quality, dominated by mechanized processes that leave no room for pulling pots and shooting nets by hand.

His village, Kingsand/Cawsand, is transforming into a holiday resort, occupied by the wealthy for only a few weeks each year. In winter, the streets are dark, cold, and lifeless.

Once surrounded by friends, colleagues, and apprentices, Malcolm now finds his boat store mostly quiet—a faint whisper of a way of life that has all but disappeared. The potential loss of his skills, stories, and experiences weighs heavily.

Yet Malcolm is Cornish, and the Cornish endure. With the support of his family and an unexpected friendship with an Austrian youth worker, a glimmer of hope emerges—not just for the last fisherman of Rame, but for a new generation of young people who need more than just a fishing lesson.