On the Sea (2025)

After more than half a lifetime shared with his wife Maggie, Jack’s world is rooted in the rugged mussel beds of North Wales, where he labors as a Hand Raker beside his younger brother, Dyfan, and Dyfan’s three sons. For years, Jack has quietly assumed his own son, Tom, will one day trade his schoolbooks for the family trade—but Tom’s stubborn refusal to follow that path sends ripples of discord through their tight-knit clan. The simmering unrest boils over with the sudden arrival of Daniel, a wandering deckhand whose open attraction to Jack threatens to upend everything. Set against a stark, isolated coastal community where faith and fishing dictate the rhythm of daily life, Jack finds himself trapped between duty and desire. On The Sea is a lush, aching, and sometimes heartbreaking portrait of rugged manhood, rooted identity, and the fierce pull of longing in a place where every choice carries a heavy tide.