On The Sea
Screening: 11 March 2027
Film details
Director: Helen Walsh
Cast: Barry Ward, Lorne MacFadyen, Liz White
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Rating: TBC
Running time: 111 minutes
Film summary
A profound and moving exploration of masculinity and desire in a remote yet savagely beautiful fishing community.
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Reviews
“On the Sea may not set out to surprise, but it traces the expected, anguished coming-out arc with rare honesty and frank, bristly sensual abandon – both actors committing with equal parts vulnerable yearning and terse emotional avoidance.”
— Guy Lodge, Variety
“The unerring restraint of its leads never obscures the raw feelings of their sensitively drawn characters.”
— David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
Major awards
Nominee – Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025
Winner – Best Film Audience Award, Lovers Film Festival 2026