After a breakup, Gill moved to an an off-the-grid community on the Scottish island of Erraid. Six months on, can she stay?
Director: Giulia Candussi (www.giuliacandussi.com/)
Producer: Julia Moon
Scottish Documentary Institute (www.scottishdocinstitute.com/)
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On the small Scottish island of Erraid, members of an off-the-grid community seek to live as close to nature as possible, pursuing a sustainable alternative to the consumerism of the outside world. This means days spent working the land and relying on one another. Against the Tide follows a woman named Gill who decided to upend her life after a relationship breakup, and ‘risk the unknown’ by moving to the island. Capturing the contemplative pace of life on Erraid, the Scotland-based filmmaker Giulia Candussi follows Gill as her six-month trial stay comes to a close, and she and her fellow community members decide if she’ll become a permanent resident.