Puffin Season (1975)

Puffin Season

1975

Documentary

Synopsis

This film is about the traditional puffin catch in the Westman Islands and shows the fowlers in action, often performing breathtaking feats in the soaring cliffs to accomplish their goal. Ancient hunting techniques are shown, and the extreme dangers that men faced to secure their livelihood. These techniques have passed on basically unchanged from generation to generation.

Credits

Director

Páll Steingrímsson

Crew

Ernst Rudolf Kettler (Director of Photography)

Páll Steingrímsson (Director of Photography)

Ernst Rudolf Kettler (Editor)

Páll Steingrímsson (Screenplay)

Oddur Gústafsson (Sound)