Wind, Tide & Oar

Huw Wahl’s compelling analogue exploration of engineless sailing.

★★★★
“A work of exceptional artistic skill…one of the most daringly ambitious and original films of the year”
MANSEL STIMPSON, FILM REVIEW DAILY

This contemplative documentary is a feast for the ears and the eyes, its gorgeous imagery giving Turner a run for his money”
CATH CLARKE, THE GUARDIAN

Watch in cinemas.

Wind, Tide & Oar is a compelling exploration of engineless sailing, shot on analogue film over three years. The film delves into the experiences of those who travel solely by harnessing the natural elements alone, following a diverse array of traditional boats and uncovering the unique rhythms and motivations of engineless navigation.

Journeying through rivers, coastlines, and open seas, spanning the UK, the Netherlands, and France, Wind, Tide & Oar creates a contemplative space, addressing themes of ecology, heritage, traditional skills, and maritime history. Using a 1960s hand-wound camera, Wahl offers a poetic and intimate perspective on a millennia-old craft, upended by the invention of mechanised power.

Through the film’s reveries, sailing becomes a means to explore our interaction with and responsibility to the environment. It invites deep reflection on our relationship with nature, our understanding of and commitment to sustainability, and our care for the world around us.

 

In UK cinemas from Friday 25th April

  • Director: Huw Wahl
  • Country: UK/Netherlands/France
  • Year: 2024
  • Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Production company: Huw Wahl / Rose Ravetz
  • Cert: PG

Official website

IN CINEMAS

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From Friday 25th April

London – Institute of Contemporary Arts  |  From Friday 25th April

London – ActOne Cinema  |  From Friday 25th April

Sheffield – Showroom  |  From Friday 25th April

Campbeltown – Picture House  |  From Friday 25th April

Keswick – Keswick Alhambra Cinema  |  From Friday 25th April

Kendal – Brewery Arts  |  From Friday 25th April

Poole – Lighthouse  |  Friday 25th & Wednesday 30th April

Dunoon – Dunoon Film Festival @ Studio Cinema  |  Saturday 26th April

Caernarfon – Galeri  |  From Saturday 26th April

Ambleside – Zeffiirellis  |  Sunday 27th & Monday 28th April

Aldeburgh – Aldeburgh Cinema  |  Wednesday 30th April

Dublin – ODEON Point Square  |  Wednesday 30th April

Dublin – ODEON Stillorgan  |  Wednesday 30th April

Belfast – ODEON  |  Wednesday 30th April

Edinburgh – ODEON Fort Kinnaird  |  Wednesday 30th April

Renfrew – ODEON Braehead  |  Wednesday 30th April

Brighton – ODEON  |  Wednesday 30th April

Portsmouth – ODEON Port Solent  |  Wednesday 30th April

Taunton – ODEON  |  Wednesday 30th April

Guildford – ODEON  |  Wednesday 30th April

Southend – ODEON  |  Wednesday 30th April

Bournemouth – ODEON Bournemouth BH2  |  Wednesday 30th April

Preston – ODEON  |  Wednesday 30th April

Liverpool – ODEON Liverpool One  |  Wednesday 30th April

Hull – ODEON  |  Wednesday 30th April

Swansea – ODEON  |  Wednesday 30th April

Cardiff – ODEON  |  Wednesday 30th April

Wimbledon – ODEON  |  Wednesday 30th April

Kingston upon Thames – ODEON Kingston  |  Wednesday 30th April

 

From Friday 2nd May

Newlyn – Filmhouse  |  From Friday 2nd May

Dartington – Barn Cinema  |  From Friday 2nd May

Aberystwyth – Aberystwyth Arts Centre  |  From Friday 2nd May

Aberfeldy – Birks Cinema  |  From Friday 2nd May

Leicester – Phoenix  |  From Friday 2nd May

Christchurch – The Regent  |  Saturday 3rd May

Truro – Plaza Cinema  |  Sunday 4th & Thursday 8th May

Bristol – Watershed  |  From Monday 5th May

Kendal – Brewery Arts  |  Tuesday 6th & Wednesday 7th May April

Falmouth – The Poly  |  Wednesday 7th May

Tewkesbury – The Roses Theatre  |  Thursday 8th and Saturday 10th May

 

From Friday 9th May

Plymouth – Plymouth Arts Cinema  |  From Friday 9th May

Totnes – Totnes Cinema  |  From Friday 9th May

Inverness – Eden Court  |  From Friday 9th May

Tewkesbury – The Roses Theatre  |  Thursday 8th and Saturday 10th May

Lerwick – Mareel  |  From Saturday 10th May

Cromarty – Cromarty Cinema  |  Saturday 10th May

London – JW3  |  From Sunday 11th May

Clevedon – Curzon Cinema & Arts  |  Sunday 11th May

Tywyn – Magic Lantern Cinema  |  Mon 12th, Tue 13th & Thursday 22nd May

Leeds – Hyde Park Picture House  |  Tuesday 13th May

Cromer – Merlin Cinema  |  Tuesday 13th May

Falmouth – Merlin Cinema  |  Tuesday 13th May

Ilfracombe – Merlin Cinema  |  Tuesday 13th May

Kingsbridge – Merlin Cinema  |  Tuesday 13th May

Redruth – Merlin Cinema  |  Tuesday 13th May

 

From Friday 16th May

Woodbridge – The Riverside  |  From Friday 16th May

SOLD OUT Fordingbridge – Regal Cinema  |  Friday 16th May

Hebden Bridge – Hebden Bridge Picture House  | Saturday 17th May

Bury St. Edmunds – Abbeygate Cinema  |  Tuesday 20th May

Tywyn – Magic Lantern Cinema  |  Thursday 22nd May

 

From Friday 23rd May

Dartington – Barn Cinema  |  Tuesday 27th & Thursday 29th May

 

From Friday 30th May

Harwich – Electric Palace Cinema  |  From Friday 30th May

Hexham – Forum Cinema  |  Monday 2nd & Wednesday 4th June

 

From Friday 6th June

Ludlow – Ludlow Assembly Rooms  |  From Friday 6th June

Gloucester – Gloucester Guildhall  |  Friday 6th June

Exeter – Phoenix  |  Sunday 8th June

Teignmouth – The Pavilions  |  Thursday 12th June

 

From Friday 13th June

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Fordingbridge – Regal Cinema  |  Saturday 14th June

 

July

Banchory – The Barn  |  Friday 25th July (+ Q&A with director Huw Wahl)

 

 

PAST SCREENINGS

SOLD OUT PREVIEW: Totnes – Totnes Cinema  |  Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th November
SOLD OUT Newlyn – Filmhouse  |  Friday 13th & Sunday 15th December
Exeter – Phoenix  |  Wednesday 18th December
Woodbridge  –  The Riverside  |  Sunday 5th and Wednesday 8th January
Crieff – Strathearn Arts  |  Thursday 20th February
Scarborough – Scarborough Film Festival @ Steven Joseph Theatre  |  Thursday 20th March
Aberfeldy – Birks Cinema  |  Saturday 22nd March
Lancaster – Dukes  |  Sunday 30th March

 

 

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★★★★

“A work of exceptional artistic skill…one of the most daringly ambitious and original films of the year.”

Mansel Simpson
Film Review

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