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CONNECTICUT'S CONNECTION TO THE SEA - THE CT RIVER AND ATLANTIC SALMON

I love discovering films such as this by a young person who just wants to get a story out there. It shows how simple it can be to just capture the story, so you can share it with others.

Jude was introduced to filmmaking at a workshop at the Mystic Aquarium hosted by Green Planet Films. He saw an article in his local newspaper about salmon in the CT River and a project that tried to bring them back. Since he was studying ecology at school he thought it would be interesting to learn more about this. He interviewed Steve Gephard who worked on that project for 42 years, until it ended. This film is about his work.

12-year-old Jude Rodricks has created an admirable short documentary about a project of interested in his home town and the man, Steve Gephard, whose insight into the challenges posed by climate change are explored in this film. His camera work is quite good, as is the audio track. There are a few shaky images, but they are inconsequential and don't detract from the story.

The film's message is about a local salmon restoration project in Connecticut where he lives.

I give this film 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 18, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

I love discovering films such as this by a young person who just wants to get a story out there. It shows how simple it can be to just capture the story, so you can share it with others.

Jude was introduced to filmmaking at a workshop at the Mystic Aquarium hosted by Green Planet Films. He saw an article in his local newspaper about salmon in the CT River and a project that tried to bring them back. Since he was studying ecology at school he thought it would be interesting to learn more about this. He interviewed Steve Gephard who worked on that project for 42 years, until it ended. This film is about his work.

12-year-old Jude Rodricks has created an admirable short documentary about a project of interested in his home town and the man, Steve Gephard, whose insight into the challenges posed by climate change are explored in this film. His camera work is quite good, as is the audio track. There are a few shaky images, but they are inconsequential and don't detract from the story.

The film's message is about a local salmon restoration project in Connecticut where he lives.

I give this film 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8 to 18, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

This film is about where I live in Connecticut and what happened to the Atlantic Salmon that used to be plentiful in the Connecticut River. I interviewed Steve Gephard, a fisheries biologist for 42 years wth the DEEP. He explained how climate change and people were responsible for the salmon disappearing from the river. He has also been working for his whole career on trying to bring them back. Now he's educating people like me about the former federal project and what can happen in the future for the salmon.