The Lobsterman

The Lobsterman follows a man who has spent his whole life fishing off the coast of Maine. He hauls traps, reads the weather, and carries knowledge that comes only from decades on the water. The film began when his grandson invited me to document his grandfather’s daily life. Over time, through many returns to the same boat, the same harbor, and the same kitchen table, he opened his world to the camera.

The film moves between his routines today and his memories, from childhood to the present. It is a film about time: the time a body keeps, the time it takes to become who you are, and the time a landscape holds. It is also about a way of living and working that is slowly disappearing from the Maine coast.