Documentary Film and Q&A.

A cinematic portrait of local landscapes and lives; an inspirational ode to family, community, and resilience. Inherited dreams provide a powerful call to action, turning a shared history into a collective mission

A troubled father/son relationship is tested when an ex-merchant Navy engineer falls terminally ill and his eldest son returns home to take on his unfinished boat-building project. William Laurance & Sons Marine Engineers is an intimate and moving account of a brilliant man coming to terms with terminal illness, a family coping with imminent death and a son struggling with the psychological and emotional burden of growing up in a very large shadow.

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