Between Islands: A Lifeline of survival

Original Title: Entre islas: hilo de supervivencia
Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
Year of completion: 2011
Duration: 20 min.
Format: HD/High Definition
Language: Spanish and English
Subtitles: English

Film Credits:

Director: Máximo José Rodríguez
Writer/researcher: Enrique Pugibet Bobea
Producers: Rosa M. Bonetti de Santana, Lisette Fernández Brugal
Cinematography: Máximo José Rodríguez
Editor: Pedro Justiniano

Film Synopsis:

Entre Islas: hilo de supervivencia, a descriptive documentary filmed along the Pedernales coast in the Dominican Republic's southern region, invites you to discover and follow the migrations of enormous fish (yellow-fin tuna, marlins, sail fish and dorados) and their impact on the daily lives of the subsistence artisanal marine fishermen in the Beata Islands, Alto Velo and on land in the Jaragua National Park.

The documentary calls for greater national awareness and for scientists and fishermen to put their heads together to bring a new focus to marine resources and help reverse the trends toward depletion, make changes in ocean management and rescue waters from overfishing, pollution and other human impacts.

The stunning images of the documentary show the fishing enclaves between the islands, where men and women dedicate their lives to subsistence artisanal fishing and also a glimpse into the difficult lives of compressor divers, whose arduous job requires them to make sacrifices and deal with serious health risks.