All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea

Stan Rennie & his family have worked the same stretch of coastline, where the river meets the sea for centuries.

When a biblical tide of poisoned crabs and lobsters washes ashore, Stan’s world is turned upside-down overnight.Dealing with the devastation of his business and his own failing health, Stan finds himself thrown into a battle for the future.

As officials equivocate, he becomes the unlikely figurehead for a grassroots campaign to uncover the truth about the die-off, managing it in the only way he knows how, with heart, determination and a rich strain of gallows humour.A wry, David and Goliath story about navigating through grief and finding power in community.

A film by Teessider Jeanie Finlay (Your Fat Friend, Seahorse)This special preview screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with producer Charlie Phillips (Our Land)