Life by Lobster

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

STONINGTON, ME – Contrasting the stark beauty of the Downeast Maine seacoast with the stark reality of earning a living there, Life by Lobster, a new hour-long documentary by independent filmmaker Iain McCray Martin takes you inside the lives of five young lobster fishermen determined to pursue this proud traditional vocation against steadily mounting obstacles.

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ABOUT THE PRODUCERS

J. MILLER TOBIN: co-producer

A prominent Los Angeles-based director, J. Miller Tobin is most known for his distinguished career in episodic television. Having directed over 30 episodes in the past decade, Tobin’s credits include Gossip Girl, Numb3rs, Jericho, CSI, and Oz, among others.

OPERA HOUSE ARTS:

co-producer

Opera House Arts is a 501 (C) 3 nonprofit organization based in Stonington, ME. Founded in 1999, OHA supports original productions and creative endeavors that help to enrich the local community. Tire Tracks, an original documentary produced by OHA in 2006 garnered a Maine Academy Award.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

I began work on this film when I was 19, in the summer between my freshman and sophomore years at Emory University. During that first year away from the small island off the coast of Maine where I had grown up, I realized, like never before, the uniqueness of my home and the

people who define it.

While I left our island to go off to college and pursue new found opportunities, many of my classmates in our close-knit, 26-member graduating class of 2005 opted to go directly to work on the water, taking on the life and lifestyle of commercial lobstermen.

Facing a myriad of economic and regulatory hurdles, not to mention trying to overcome youthful inexperience in a tough, competitive industry, these young men could be, I feared, a dying breed. Their story needed to be told.

Initially armed with little more than a camcorder and a newly found commitment to a career in film, I began my attempt at making something that personified the characterizations, motivations, and lifestyle associated with pursuing lobstering as a vocation.

Three years later, after a continual progression in my own abilities as a filmmaker, stacks of grant requests, upgrades in equipment, incredible honesty and patience from my subjects, over 20 hours of raw footage, and endless support from friends, family, and mentors came the story I had hoped to tell – an authentic portrayal of lobster fishing as an industry, a community, and a way of life.

- Iain McCray Martin

Life by Lobster

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