She Sells Shellfish / Molysgiaid a Menywod y Môr
She Sells Shellfish / Molysgiaid a Menywod y Môr is a short doc shot on super 8mm, connecting two Welsh women’s lives with those of the archived past. A curious exploration of the female cockle gatherers of South Wales, and the surprising secret shellfish and seaweed hold for our oceans’ health.
Wedi’i saethu ar ffilm 'super 8mm', dyma cyfuniad o fywydau dwy Gymraes gyda fenywod o’r gorffennol archifol. Molysgiaid a Menywod y Mor yw archwiliad chwilfrydig o’r gasglwyr cocos De Cymru, a’r gobaith syfrdanol mae gwymon a physgod cregyn yn peri am iechyd ein moroedd.
Wedi’i saethu ar ffilm 'super 8mm', dyma cyfuniad o fywydau dwy Gymraes gyda fenywod o’r gorffennol archifol. Molysgiaid a Menywod y Mor yw archwiliad chwilfrydig o’r gasglwyr cocos De Cymru, a’r gobaith syfrdanol mae gwymon a physgod cregyn yn peri am iechyd ein moroedd.
Commissioned by WOW Film Festival as part of Bangladesh-Cymru Climate stories, a partnership with Dhaka DocLab funded by the British Council’s International Collaborations Grants.
On location at Câr-y-Môr in St Davids and Swansea Market.
Film available to view below. 13.06 mins. ProRes. MP4, DCP.
Editor- Tom Oliver
D.O.P- Sion Marshall-Waters
Sound design- Camilla Isola
Opening/closing vocals- Maeve Bluebell T-Wells
Sound mix- Organic Audio
Seaweed developing wizard- Ed Thomas
D.O.P- Sion Marshall-Waters
Sound design- Camilla Isola
Opening/closing vocals- Maeve Bluebell T-Wells
Sound mix- Organic Audio
Seaweed developing wizard- Ed Thomas
Starring Megan Haines and Carol Watts.
Selected screenings/Awards
WOW Film Festival 2023, Aberystwyth.
Aesthetica 2023, York. Official Selection Documentary.
Focus Wales 2023, Wrexham. Celtic Film Award.
Husavik Ocean Film Festival 2023, Iceland.
not/nowhere Analogue Film Screening, London.
British Short Film Award 2023, Nominated Long list, Best Welsh Short Film.
Fishguard River and Food Festival 2023, Theatr Gwaun, Abergwaun.
MOMA Machynlleth 2023, Young Welsh Artists.
Two Short Nights 2023, Exeter, Best in Festival Award.
Cardiff Mini Film Festival 2023, Cardiff, Best Documentary Award
Movements Through Cityscapes and Landscapes, 2024, The Social, London.
Saatchi Lates, March 2024, London.
Girls in Film, August 2024, Streaming Online.
Articles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64976890
https://filmhubwales.org/en/films/shellfish/
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/duna-films-ltd_she-sells-shellfish-interview-with-director-activity-7128374068679987200-X2pr/
https://www.girlsinfilm.net/videos/she-sells-shelfish#:~:text=She%20Sells%20Shellfish%20is%20a,hold%20for%20our%20oceans'%20health.