This film introduces the Fogo Island/Newfoundland Project series which is an experiment in how film can be a catalyst for social change by serving as a direct means of communication. It gives some basic facts about Fogo Island, Newfoundland, and explains why it was chosen for the film project.
 

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  • CUFFER

    CUFFER

      “The last scene, with the family boardng the ferry and leaving for Carmanville, was that a fisherman's family leaving Fogo Island on Saturday, August 3rd, 1968?”

    3 May 2012
  • MudderJuggs

    MudderJuggs

      “My Grandmother came from Fogo Island...makes me seem closer to her somehow.”

    22 Jun 2010
  • Confessor

    Confessor

      “I have a good friend from Fogo. I now understand why he wants never to return.”

    29 May 2010

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