At this year’s Sundance, I blushed every time someone asked about my favorite movies of the fest. I knew I’d have to include James Griffiths’ “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” a twee ...

Wallis Island, though beautiful and serene, with white cliffs and rocky shores (it was shot in Wales), is not the kind of place where there’s a lot of socializing, ...

Located off the coast of Wales, Wallis Island is one of those places you can only get to by boat — and that boat runs whenever its captain feels like driving it. Which isn’t often, of course.

The Ballad Of Wallis Island centres on a once successful folk duo, McGwyer Mortimer, who are invited by an eccentric fan to give a private concert on a remote island with unexpected consequences.