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The Art of Fly Fishing: Kiss the Water

Documentary about Megan Boyd, who twirled bits of feather, fur, silver and gold into elaborate fishing flies - at once miniature works of art and absolutely lethal.

In a cottage in northern Scotland, Megan Boyd twirled bits of feather, fur, silver and gold into elaborate fishing flies - at once miniature works of art and absolutely lethal. Wherever men and women cast their lines for the mighty Atlantic salmon, her name is whispered in mythic reverence and stories about her surface and swirl like fairy tales.

With breathtaking cinematography and expressive, hand-painted animation, this film both adheres to and escapes from traditional documentary form, spinning the facts and fictions of one woman's life into a stunning meditation on solitude, love, and its illusions.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 24 Oct 201723:00

Credits

RoleContributor
ProducerKate Swan
ProducerEric Steel
Executive ProducerAndrea Calderwood
NarratorGerda Stevenson
NarratorRichard Poe
NarratorEric Steel
Interviewed GuestStewart Graham
Interviewed GuestLilla Rowcliffe
Interviewed GuestValerie Sanders
Interviewed GuestSheila Grant
Interviewed GuestGeorge Macbeath
Interviewed GuestHettie Cunningham
Interviewed GuestJimmy Younger
Interviewed GuestDavid Profumo
Interviewed GuestBill Main
Interviewed GuestOrri Vigfusson
Interviewed GuestJohnnie Hardie Sutherland
Interviewed GuestRonald Sutherland
Interviewed GuestHarry Davidson
Interviewed GuestColin Simpson
Interviewed GuestAileen Simpson
Interviewed GuestAlex Simpson
Interviewed GuestRebecca Smith
Interviewed GuestTerry Griffiths
Interviewed GuestBrian Burnett
Interviewed GuestMichael Wigan
ParticipantGlen Macdonald
ParticipantMartin Grant

Broadcasts

Fishing fly-tying master's story told in film

Fishing fly-tying master's story told in film

BBC News takes a look at the story of Megan Boyd