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Nominated for a 2024 NW EmmyDirector: Shane AndersonThis documentary presents a portrait of the Nez Perce Tribe as they continue to carry out their ancient promise to protect Chinook salmon, cornerstone species, and first food their people have subsisted on for tens of thousands of years.
Director: Shane AndersonOf all the Pacific Salmon, the spring run of chinook is the most revered. Filmmaker Shane Anderson tells the story of a recent scientific breakthrough that provides crucial new insights into salmon genetics. This could offer a path to help save the king of salmon before they are lost forever.
Directors: Mark A. Dworkin and Melissa M. YoungThis film shows how a small organization mobilized its island community to protect forests, farmlands, and shorelines from development to preserve a healthy rural way of life.
Director: Sam NuttmannLocal director Sam Nuttmann describes his film: “The Bench is a story of travel and transformation. We follow a path in life that leads us to whole new worlds and unexpected ways of being. But one thing is unavoidable – we are always changing.”
Director: Jessica PlumbCall of the Orcas explores urgent efforts to protect the unique, endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales, as seen through the eyes of one human champion, researcher Ken Balcomb. Can we learn to live in a way that sustains the orcas among us?
Director: Jordon RiberOur Sacred Obligation recounts the historic and now-threatened relationship between the Yurok Tribe and Klamath River salmon, as well as their leadership to protect it, recently leading to the decision to remove four dams on the Klamath River.
Directors: Jennifer Moslemi and Marita DavisonIn western Washington State, the Stillaguamish River ties together people, cultures, and livelihoods, depending on the river’s health. Into the Stillaguamish shows how one river can touch people from disparate walks of life who are brought together by a shared interest in improving the river’s integrity.
Host/Narrator/Writer: Trent LieberAn intimate look at the highly successful butterfly conservation program taking place at San Juan Island National Historical Park. The endangered island marble butterfly is only found in American Camp on the south end of San Juan Island.
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