A YOUNG Irish filmmaker has made a short film dedicated to the rugged Antrim coastline and the thrill-seeking cliff divers who brave the Atlantic in all seasons.
Forever Roars the Vast Atlantic was made over a two year period by London-based James Alexander.
The short film is just over three minutes long and is narrated with a 200-year-old poem called Dunluce Castle by Edward Quillinan.
"I miss my hometown area quite a lot when I'm away" Alexander, 25, told The Irish Post.
"I've always had an interest in capturing epic coastal areas through photography or videos, but I wanted to capture special shots of home and unique places that barely anyone will ever see from the same perspective," he said.
"Some of the rugged coastal areas are so remote that you have to swim out to them, they are my favourite places in the world and I wanted to make one epic short film to capture how it made me feel to be there."
Alexander sought out a voice-over artist who could capture the "deep, gravelly Northern Irish tones," and found Trevor Fleming.
"I wanted the sound overall to be deep and rich," he says, "with lots of bass so I could really capture the feeling of huge waves thundering past or rolling over you."
"And the cold wind shrieking over cliff tops, the cawing of sea gulls and the sound of thunder," he adds, "all of this bring the film to life and really invoke thoughts of the local folklore of giants and Celtic tales.
"I only had a few days here and there during my trips home to film with, not to mention I just happened to get the right weather sometimes.
"I feel like it captures all the feelings of being in the sea back home," he says, adding that he's thankful for the help he has received in making it.
Filmed at Murlough, Torr, Ballycastle, Carrick-a-rede rope bridge, the Giants Causeway, Dunluce castle and Ballintoy, this short film is sure to make you long for a trip to the Antrim coast.
