The Coastal Society will show "Red Gold", a movie co-produced by E-IPER PhD student Lauren Oakes, about fisheries in Alaska. Followed by refreshments and Q&A with Lauren.
ABOUT THE FILM
www.redgoldfilm.com
At the headwaters of the Kvichak and Nushagak Rivers in Bristol Bay, Alaska -- the two largest remaining sockeye salmon runs on the planet -- mining companies Northern Dynasty and Anglo American have proposed to extract what may prove to be the richest deposit of gold and copper in the world.
Produced by Felt Soul Media and Trout Unlimited Alaska, RED GOLD is a one-hour documentary film on the proposed Pebble Mine told through the unique and disparate voices of commercial, subsistence and sport fishermen of Bristol Bay, Alaska. This exquisite film goes beyond the conflict, offering a portrait of a unique way of life that wouldn't exist if the salmon don't return with Bristol Bay's tide.
Winner -- Audience Choice and Director's Award, Mountainfilm, 2008; Best Environmental Film, Vancouver International Film Festival, 2008; Big Sky Award, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2009.
Y2E2 101, Nov.12, 6pm. The movie will be followed by
Q&A with Lauren about the making of the movie.