Far End of the Sea

Far End of the Sea

What Will the Tide Bring

2026 · 52 min · History, Drama

Washed ashore on a small island in the Pacific, shipwrecked Scottish sailor, Hamish MacKay, is quickly taken captive by local islander Adiben. On route back to Adiben’s village where an ill fate certainly awaits him, Hamish must figure out a way to escape his captor. At the same time, Adiben must make an impossible choice: to fulfil his responsibility to his people or to help a stranger lost at the far end of the sea.

Directed by Matthew Holmes · Written by Jamie Coffa

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