A nature reserve on the English Channel is a place of wonder and solace, shaped and haunted by violence.
Synopsis
A nature reserve on the English Channel is a place of wonder and solace, shaped and haunted by violence. Headland is an intimate look at life on a pebble beach reclaimed from the ocean, interweaving the tradition of sea rescues with recent Channel crossings, as witnessed by the last of the Dungeness fishermen.
Director: Mariana Duarte | Country: UK | Year: 2024 | Running Time: 15 min | Language: English | Rating: 12A
Distributor: Scottish Documentary Institute
Screening Details
- Festival Screening: 13 September 2025
- Festival Guests: Filmmaker Mariana Duarte
About the filmmaker:
Mariana Duarte is a Brazilian filmmaker based in Scotland whose work spans creative non-fiction and international co-productions. A Berlinale Talents alumna, her films have screened at festivals including Aspen Shortfest, Edinburgh, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Tiradentes. Her latest short, Headland (2024), commissioned by the Scottish Documentary Institute's Bridging the Gap programme, won Best Mini-Doc at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. She previously directed Newcomers (2013) and worked as an editor at TV Globo. Currently completing a PhD in Film Practice at Edinburgh College of Art, her research explores borders, migration, and ecology in contemporary documentary cinema. Her recent publication, A Camera in the Water: Reframing the Migrant Image in Documentary Film, appeared in Screen journal.