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SCHOOL OF FISH [DOCUMENTARY | 19 MINUTES]

Indigenous people and salmon have been intertwined for thousands of years in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The knowledge of harvesting, preserving and sharing fish is as important here as any lesson in a book. Today, kids must not only learn from their elders how to fish, but also how to fight. For the last century, corporations have sought to extract the wealth of this rich region. Now Pebble Mine threatens to pollute the pristine headwaters of Bristol Bay. 

“School of Fish” offers an intimate portrait inside one family's seasonal salmon rituals and their connection to the Bristol Bay Guide Academy, where local youth are empowered through flyfishing to serve as guides and conservationists. Can the next generation step up to defend the most prolific salmon run left on earth?


CREDITS

Director - Colin Arisman & Oliver Sutro

Funders - Presented by Orvis with support from Trout Unlimited

Starring - Triston Chaney, Robin Samuelsen, Robyn Chaney & Cameron Andrew

Cinematography - Oliver Sutro, Colin Arisman & Matteo Moretti

Wildlife footage - Jason Ching

Editor - Oliver Sutro

Additional editing - Elsa Sebastian, Colin Arisman & Matteo Moretti

Original score - Aled Roberts

Post audio - Ridgeline Sound

Colorist - Brian De Herrera-Schenring

Produced in association with Wild Confluence Media

AWARDS & FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Banff Mountain Film Festival (Award Winner - Best Short)

5 Point Film Festival (Award Winner - People’s Choice)

Short of the Week

DOC NYC

Telluride MountainFilm

HollyShorts Festival

Topanga Film Festival (Award Winner - Best Environmental Short)

Kendal Mountain Film Festival

Chagrin Documentary Film Festival


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