Change is coming to the Croatian island of Vis, where the traditions from a small fishing community are under threat from impending development and tourism. A film composed of strikingly lush cinematography and equally vibrant characters, The Tempest of Neptun brings viewers aboard fishing boats and into local haunts, making them privy to spirited discussions concerning the environment, time-honored customs, sustainability, modernity, and not least, storytelling. Members of the town’s different generations compare the values and application of information and empathy, as all the while, director Katarina Stankovic imparts cinematic sensations of the present receding into the past, ebbing like the tide. Visually and aurally captivating, and thoughtfully humanist in scope, the film is both observational and inquisitive, with a graceful suggestion of Vis as a microcosm for a world facing change.  TM

Q&A following screening.