Deep Water
Programme summary:
Confronted by a perilous sea, bad weather, an unfinished boat and painfully slow progress, Donald faces an impossible dilemma – to continue into the open ocean with a leaking boat or return home defeated and bankrupt. Using original 16mm footage, tape recordings and interviews, this film reconstructs one man’s extraordinary physical and psychological journey.
Programme info:
Broadcaster: Channel 4
Distributor: Pathe, IFC Films
Genre: Documentary
Production year: 2006
Format: 1 x 90 min
Director: Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell
Producer: John Smithson, Jonny Persey, Al Morrow
Additional details
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Awards:
- 2006 – Rome Film Festival, Premio Cult for Best Documentary
- 2006 – Telluride Film Festival, Official Selection
- 2007 – Grierson Awards, UK Film Council Best Cinema Documentary
- 2007 - Focal Awards, best use of footage in a feature length doc or film
- 2007 – San Diego Film Critics Society, Best Documentary