Billy and Molly: An otter love story

[clarkmagpie]

https://youtu.be/W5n2UJ63hA0

Has anyone seen this yet?
What a fabulous little film.

The 78 minute feature, based in Shetland, follows the story of an unlikely friendship between a man and a wild otter. Told by Billy’s wife Susan, it is a story about love and the power of reconnecting with nature.

An emotional powerhouse of a documentary’
Screen Zealots

‘Absolutely magical’
Amelie Magazine

‘Will leave a lasting impression that I’m convinced has the power to restore faith in humanity’
Cinemacy

‘It’s a powerfully emotional experience, showcasing artistic brilliance to boot. It should be one of 2024’s very best documentaries.’ Rotten Tomatoes

‘Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story is an uplifting and stunning portrayal of the unspoken bonds between humans and animals’ Loud and Clear

[pvn]

Just watched this. For me the best thing I've watched all year. A beautiful film, beautifully told and beautifully filmed. Even the background music is beautiful. This will be kept on the planner and watched again and again.

[normalbloke]

I read the story behind this. It’s on my watch list. Looking forward to sitting down to enjoy. Nice to hear the positive reviews.

[DoctorX]

I watched this last night. Loved it, especially the border collie who just looked gutted throughout.

[normalbloke]

My wife and I watched this last night. It certainly lived up to expectations. What a beautifully filmed gem. What a stunning yet bleak place Shetland can be too. Recommend a watch to anyone.

[Bluevanman]

Does anyone know how it was filmed ?
Looked like some was on a drone.
I'm taking it there was some kind of film crew there,the quality was too good for it to have been done by the couple on their phones.
Molly certainly wasn't camera shy

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Bluevanman said:

Does anyone know how it was filmed ?
Looked like some was on a drone.
I'm taking it there was some kind of film crew there,the quality was too good for it to have been done by the couple on their phones.
Molly certainly wasn't camera shy

There's a Q&A with the film makers, which I can't find the link to at the moment.
From what i can remember -
The film crew consisted of mainly 3 people who stayed in the family home for 6 months.
Some of the stuff at the beginning was filmed on their phones, you can see the picture quality changing once the professionals started.
The drone shots were introduced because Shetland is apparently quite flat so it added "depth", plus you get the cool shots of molly swimming.
Additional experts were brought in for the likes of the underwater shots at the end.
The shots of Jade the dog were deliberately included to make her look a bit dejected but in fact she had a great time with the extra bodies about to play ball with her.

Probably the best thing i've watched on TV this year.

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found it

[scenario8]

A big thumbs up from me, some primary aged kids and their grandparents.

Don’t be mistaken, it’s genuinely for all ages, not a kids show adults can tolerate. Just lovely, engaging tv.

[GH911]

Really lovely film / documentary. Will show the in-laws when they come at Christmas as they will love it. Not specifically a Christmas movie, but certainly fits the bill for the afterglow it leaves with you.
Thanks for the post for the link to the interview, it really shed a lot of interesting light into how it was produced.

[moorx]

There was a BBC article about it a while ago:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2yxmp8l0xo

Sounds like a lovely story.

[Athlon]

Loved this, brilliant heart warming story

[pzero64]

Watched it last night. Appreciate the recommendation cheers.

Absolutely loved it.

[dom9]

We also watched it - lovely story! Poor doggo was a bit lonesome though

[road hog]

The framed pictures in Molly's house..... genuine Lol...