THIS FILM IS CURRENTLY SHOWING AT FILM FESTIVALS, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL IN PALM SPRINGS AND THE INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL IN MISSOULA.

Along a stream crowded with spawning salmon, award-winning nature writer and anthropologist Richard Nelson explores the story of these extraordinary creatures based on his more than fifty years in Alaska. His personal relationship with salmon is a story for all of us who love these fish. The film features intimate views of salmon and other wildlife amid Alaska’s spectacular mountains and seacoast—the environment that gives rise to one of the earth’s true natural miracles.

Southeast Alaska's exquisitely wild and spectacular seacoast produces millions of pounds of seafood every year—arguably the highest quality protein humans can consume. This visually compelling film shows that the environment is an incredibly productive natural bank that pays enormous dividends every year through the harvest of wild fish like salmon and halibut. It is narrated by award-winning nature writer Richard Nelson.

Catch a rare underwater look at wild Alaskan salmon on the spawning grounds, as they complete the most important act of their lives—bringing on the next generation. Award winning writer-naturalist Richard Nelson explains the intricately choreographed mating rituals of salmon

The arctic is a rich and dynamic environment where humans have lived for many thousands of years. The arctic is also extremely vulnerable in this time of rapid change. Join the Arctic Coastal Ecosystem Survey researchers as they study the smallest marine creatures, which are essential to the lives of important and widely known animals like beluga whales and seals, as well as human beings