A film rooted in the belief that we can live symbiotically with our watersheds and encourage both a river’s recovery and economic future. Arguably the best opportunity for wild salmon recovery on the West Cost, the Eel River has faced decades of challenges, including overfishing, logging, floods and droughts, and a hydropower dam that diverts water out of basin. Today, the Eel River’s recovering wild salmon compete for water with the region’s burgeoning cannabis economy and wine industries of Sonoma and Mendocino.
After film, a Q&A session with filmmaker and people in the movie