Film Trailer 001 – 2:30min (English/Italian)
Update 7/2026 – Nominated to the Toronto Art Spirt Festival.
Update 3/2026 – After being awarded with a Best Cultural Film Award by the Sicilian Film Awards in Palermo the film team is on their way to reconnect with family history and determine a site for the new location of The NetWorks Italy. The Trailer above and the film are translated to Italian to help communicate the concepts and the team will be visiting August 4 to 8, 2026 ad planning for events at the end of 2027 or 2028. This project will also include a film component.
Best Culture Film, The NetWorks: Art + Fishing + Community (To Manship and all involved with this film.)
Best Artist Film, The NetWorks: Art + Fishing + Community (To Erika and Artist Team)
Best Director, Feature Film, The NetWorks: Art + Fishing + Community (To Ken Kinna and assistant Joan Boivin)
Release 1/2026
The film is now being submitted to festivals and we are arranging private showings and looking for distribution and support for all information see our posting on FilmFreeWay
The NetWorks – Art + Fishing + Community – Explore the history, thrill, tenacity and current struggles of Gloucester’s commercial fishermen against the backdrop of America’s oldest seaport.
This art documentary depicts a four-year project initiated by Manship Artists Residency and directed by Erika Senft Miller in which artists and fishermen join forces to create a public, immersive multi-sensory art installation celebrating the fishing heritage of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Miller originally from Germany and now living in Burlington, Vermont discovers an amazing community of collaborators including to pull off an impressive art installation connecting our communities.
The spirit of the art project lived on in the film project becoming not just a celebration of the past but a very relevant look into the present. For the 25 year anniversary of the loss of the F/V Andrea Gail to the current very tragic loss of F/V Lily Jean , to battle with government regulation, corporate pressures, changing weather, and the mysteries of the deep blue ocean, this community still faces many challenges. Get a glimpse into their history and lived experience and leave with an understanding of the role we all play in keeping this community alive and thriving in hopes of mending this net for generations to come.
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The project and film was produced by Manship Artists Residency, a non-profit organization supporting the arts, sciences and community. You can contact them on this or other great creative projects.
Collaboration and Promotion:
A special thank you to Dropkick Murphys who supported the film with the song “Who Will Stand with Us” from their new album and invited us to their St. Patricks Celebration at MGM Grand in Boston
