Friday, April 13, 2012

Vanishing Sail - A Caribbean Tradition on the Verge of Extiction


Part Funded by PEOPLE POWER on KICKSTARTER.
Filmed in the Grenadines, St. Barths & Antigua, Vanishing Sail tells the story of trading by sail in the West Indies, and follows a community of boat builders in Carriacou who struggle to maintain their tenuous grip on a dying skill. Through a collection of dramatic sailing scenes, rare archival footage and unprecedented interviews with the last old, Caribbean Sea Captains, Vanishing Sail seeks to preserve the legacy of boatbuilding in the Grenadines, introduced by Scottish settlers in the 19th century and hopes to revive interest in the art form before it expires on the heels of progress.