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17/08/2025

'On The Sea' Cinephile Mike - 5 star review

"Walsh’s film succeeds not only as a love story but also as a portrait of a community where every choice reverberates."

"Ward and MacFadyen are exceptional, bringing tenderness and restraint"

"Walsh has created a film that resonates long after it ends"

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17/08/2025

Screen International review of On The Sea at Edinburgh International Film Festival

“On The Sea combines astute observational writing with powerful performances and evocative cinematography”

The novelist/filmmaker's second feature stars Barry Ward and Lorne MacFadyen

16/08/2025

Helen Walsh and Red Union Films speak to Variety ahead of the premiere of On The Sea tonight at Edinburgh International Film Festival

‘On the Sea’ is produced by David A. Hughes and David Moores at Merseyside’s Red Union Films.

15/08/2025

Helen Walsh speaks to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of tomorrow's world premiere of 'On The Sea' in competition at Edinburgh International Film Festival

The British novelist and director, presenting her sophomore film at the Scottish film fest, talks exploring masculinity, desire and sexual identity in a remote fishing community in Wales.

07/08/2025

On The Sea writer-director Helen Walsh talks to The Skinny ahead of Edinburgh International Film Festival

Four out of the ten films competing in this year's Sean Connery Prize for Filmmaking Excellence at EIFF concern LGBTQ+ themes. We speak to these films' directors to explore what their work reveals about q***r indie cinema in 2025

02/08/2025

19/07/2025

4 weeks to go until On The Sea's world premiere in competition at Edinburgh International Film Festival!

Tickets - https://www.edfilmfest.org/film/on-the-sea/

03/07/2025

We're so excited to be working with The Yellow Affair in the months ahead

EXCLUSIVE: 'On The Sea' will compete for the Sean Connery prize for feature filmmaking excellence.

02/07/2025

Absolutely delighted that Helen Walsh's 'On The Sea' will receive its World Premiere at next month's Edinburgh International Film Festival where it competes for The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence

'Grow' starring Golda Rosheuvel and Nick Frost and Campbell X's BFI-backed 'Low Rider' are among the line-up of 43 features.

06/05/2025

Helen Walsh's sophomore feature 'On The Sea' announced as part of British Council and BFI's Great 8 line up at Cannes

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-2025-bfi-great-8-films-ashley-walters-rosy-mcewen-1236206349/