Fly fishing film festival grows along with local filmmaker
Kelowna Capitol News profiles Thai One On filmmaker Travis Lowe and his efforts to help save the Kettle River, one of B.C.'s most endangered rivers.
Kelowna Capitol News profiles Thai One On filmmaker Travis Lowe and his efforts to help save the Kettle River, one of B.C.'s most endangered rivers.
Retired Marine Colonel Eric Hastings remembers flight missions ‘high above the death and destruction’ in Vietnam. From the cockpit, he traced meandering ribbons that cut through the jungle. He recognized the shapes of the trout streams of home. Every night, he dreamed about fly-fishing. When he returned home to Montana in 1969, to a nation decades away from diagnosing PTSD, he went to the water. He tied a fly onto a line and cast. The river, he says, healed him.
In the space between war and a new battle, NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT unfolds: The Colonel reaches out to five men, a new generation returning from war. He brings them to the river and shares his secret: there are places where you can still be consumed by a simple act, find joy in a fight, and be redeemed as you gently release another creature, unharmed, into quiet waters.
On February 19th, Millsfly and Silver Bow Fly Shop will be screening Low and Clear at The Lincoln Center of Spokane to benefit the Wild Steelhead Coalition.
$5 bucks to get in, 7 guided fishing trips to give away along with a massive pile of raffle items that include boots, waders, rods, flies, shirts, lines, vests and SO MUCH MORE
Come help raise some serious money for a great cause.
The 2013 edition of the Fly Fishing Film tour rolls into Seattle tonight for a sold out show at Seattle's SIFF Cinema. In addition to what will be a rocking house once the lights go down, there are two post show parties to benefit local groups dedicated to wild fish.
Capt. Keith and the folks at Tini Bigs will keep it rolling with drink specials, and a raffle for some great schwag from Sage, Patagonia, Simms, Ex Officio, Redington and RIO with proceeds going to support the Wild Fish Conservancy.
RA Beattie and Ryan Buccola of the Scorpion Expedition and Beattie Outdoor Productions are throwing an after party at Floyd's Place where you can meet the film team and also have a few adult beverages. Proceeds from the bar and raffle are being donated to support the Wild Steelhead Coalition.
Both parties are walking distance from the SIFF so there's no reason to not to swing by and support both. If history is any indication this night will register on the Richter scale so pack your spare liver, a designated driver or some cab fare if you plan on tying one on for wild fish. Speaking of tying one on. Travis Lowe of Cinema Digital Productions, and the man behind the tour selection Thai One On, will also be in the house.
Mark Hume reviews Travis Lowe's film Thai One On which debuted at the Fly Fishing Film Tour launch in Denver a few days ago.
Travis Lowe’s new film, Thai One On, isn’t like any fly fishing trip you’ve ever been on before. Unless, that is, taking part in ritual sacrifices, eating giant cockroaches and riding elephants into the seething jungle are part of your normal angling experience.
LINK (via: A River Never Sleeps)