“The Lost World of Mr Hardy”
Hardy’s made everything from intricate salmon flies to beautiful cane fishing rods but nowadays working by hand is a thing of the past. With this inevitable progress is there something else we have also lost? Could the pride behind the handmade reflect some deeper need to connect with our surroundings?
As a teenager passionate about fly fishing, Andy says he was amazed that Hardy’s, a legendary company with a huge reputation came from such a tiny Border town (just south of his Scottish home). Hardy's were way out of a young lads price range but a real mark of seriousness in angling. They were a little traditional and probably quite old fashioned too, but that name, it was indelible. For Andy and for millions of others anglers it really did stand for something. The journey to discover just what made this company so special is what this film is all about.
"Spectacular... I defy you to watch with a dry eye." Ken Russell THE TIMES
Visit the other half of our website to find out more about our first feature documentary:
http://www.thelostworldofmrhardy.com
"The River”
During the making of “The Lost World of Mr Hardy” we filmed some fantastic interviews with riverkeepers on the classic chalkstreams. They opened our eyes to a new story but one which we could not fit into The Lost World of Mr Hardy. Rivers have so much fascination to us all, yet are so contentious and have changed so dramatically in recent times. It's a theme we would like to explore and investigate further.
“The Lost World of Angling” We really enjoyed working with the old archive films in “The Lost World of Mr Hardy” as well as filming interviews with characters who still know that fading world. There is another lost land hidden away in the archive films, one we could not show, a future project will reveal that lost continent.
Hardy’s made everything from intricate salmon flies to beautiful cane fishing rods but nowadays working by hand is a thing of the past. With this inevitable progress is there something else we have also lost? Could the pride behind the handmade reflect some deeper need to connect with our surroundings?
As a teenager passionate about fly fishing, Andy says he was amazed that Hardy’s, a legendary company with a huge reputation came from such a tiny Border town (just south of his Scottish home). Hardy's were way out of a young lads price range but a real mark of seriousness in angling. They were a little traditional and probably quite old fashioned too, but that name, it was indelible. For Andy and for millions of others anglers it really did stand for something. The journey to discover just what made this company so special is what this film is all about.
"Spectacular... I defy you to watch with a dry eye." Ken Russell THE TIMES
Visit the other half of our website to find out more about our first feature documentary:
http://www.thelostworldofmrhardy.com
"The River”
During the making of “The Lost World of Mr Hardy” we filmed some fantastic interviews with riverkeepers on the classic chalkstreams. They opened our eyes to a new story but one which we could not fit into The Lost World of Mr Hardy. Rivers have so much fascination to us all, yet are so contentious and have changed so dramatically in recent times. It's a theme we would like to explore and investigate further.
“The Lost World of Angling” We really enjoyed working with the old archive films in “The Lost World of Mr Hardy” as well as filming interviews with characters who still know that fading world. There is another lost land hidden away in the archive films, one we could not show, a future project will reveal that lost continent.
