UK, 2024 | 65 min Director: Morag McKinnon, Jim Sutherland 12+ Competition Documentary Films
When Fish Begin to Crawl is an immersive film triptych with a symphonic soundtrack. Presented purely in a language of music and images it tells a universal story about the deep relationship between humanity, nature, and time. From the formation of the galaxies to the mysterious moment when microscopic life emerged on the planet, the film takes us on an impressionistic journey from deep time through to the explosion of biodiversity and the present day eco emergencies. When Fish Begin to Crawl shows us that everything in nature is interconnected and interdependent, from the microscopic to the macroscopic. 65 minutes in length, Jim Sutherlands impressionistic score is performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
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Morag McKinnon, Jim Sutherland (UK) Morag Mckinnon, -director/producer-is a Scottish writer / director whose global perspective derives from her birthplace in Singapore and her early upbringing in Indonesia. Morag directed the feature film Donkeys which won a Scottish BAFTA and co-directed the feature documentary I Am Breathing with Emma Davie which won the BAFTA Scotland best director award. She also received international awards for her broadcast directorial debut Home, which received a BAFTA for best short film.
Jim Sutherland –director/producer/composer Jim has worked as composer, producer, artistic director and collaborator on a vast number of projects. He has a unique track record of creating conceptually strong works in his own right and is an artist of remarkable vision and inventiveness. His work in film includes the Netflix production Outlaw King and Disney’s Brave. He was awarded Producer of the Year at the 2019 MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards.
