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1. Ribbon of Sand (2008)

26 min | Documentary, Short

At once exaltation and elegy, Ribbon of Sand profiles the natural history of North Carolina's Outer Banks, a seascape of transitory barrier islands doomed to disappear.

Director: John Grabowska | Stars: John Grabowska, Meryl Streep

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2. The Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947)

Drama

Crad Hobbs, a Virginia waterman, is depressed over the decline in the shellfish trade and the gradual erosion of his former home, a barrier island off Virginia's Eastern Shore. Worse, his ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Varney | Stars: Jack Hardwood, Frances Helm, Robert Bolger, Alexander Campbell

3. Tom Scott (2006–2024)
Episode: This tiny railroad across the sea has an important job (2021)

TV-G | 5 min | Documentary

The Hallig's are a chain of barrier islands that project the north coast of Germany from flooding. The tiny little Lüttmoorsiel-Nordstrandischmoor island railway was built to ferry supplies... See full summary »

Stars: Florian Schröter, Tom Scott

4. Wendover Productions (2015– )
Episode: How Florida Got So Weird (2022)

21 min | Documentary

How long ignored swamp land became the ultimate vacation destination or ideal home for just about everyone looking for leisure.

Star: Sam Denby