Fish or Cut Bait

Name: Fish or Cut Bait
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1993-01-01
Duration: 43 min

January 1, 1993 0h 43m ★ 0.0 (0 votes)

Documentary

Overview

In the 1970's, filmmakers Tom Burger, Bill McKiggan and Chuck Lapp began documenting the history and current struggles of inshore fishermen in Atlantic Canada to form a union. Until 1979 it was illegal for fishermen to form a union in Nova Scotia. The committed funding from the National Film Board was withdrawn for this film, however the filmmakers continued to edit the film by entering the NFB at night. The CBC refused to broadcast the film, but it was finally released in 1990 and broadcast nationally that year on Vision TV.

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Status: Released

Production Companies: Fish or Cut Bait Collective, ONF | NFB