The Incomer
On a remote Orkney isle, siblings Isla and Sandy live by hunting seabirds and guarding ancestral stories until an awkward council worker arrives to uproot them. Their defense of home against dreaded Incomers collides with the demand that they leave. The Incomer follows siblings Isla and Sandy as they scrape a living on Auk Isle by hunting seabirds, repeating the old family tales, and watching the horizon for outsiders they call Incomers. Their days stay tightly bound to the island’s rhythms and the duty of keeping strangers away. Routine breaks when an awkward council worker reaches the shore with official papers and a clear order to clear them from the land. Isla and Sandy treat the visitor as the latest threat to the only home they know. Early clashes mix sharp comedy with the practical work of feeding themselves and holding the shoreline. The arrival forces each sibling to decide how