Arts-Entertainment
The Shane Lalani Center for the Arts invites you on Thursday, November 13th at 7:45 pm to a showing of The Grand Slamon in the Dulcie Theater with doors set to open at
6:30 pm for the second film of this month. Admission to the event is free to the public.
As wild salmon populations in Idaho approach extinction, three women embark on a 1,000-mile expedition to take on four dams at the heart of the salmon’s catastrophic decline. Following three women on a 78-day paddling expedition, The Grand Salmon explores the effects of four dams on the Lower Snake River and their impact throughout the watershed on rapidly dwindling wild salmon populations.
For over 1,000 miles, these women navigate the same waterways wild salmon have for generations, connecting the source of the Salmon River to the Pacific Ocean. From high water to extreme temperatures, this team not only faces the same natural challenges the fish do each year but brings viewers along to experience what the construction of these dams has done to our ecosystems and wildlife.
Jess Wiegandt Gomez - Director, Cinematographer, and Editor is an award-winning filmmaker who works on projects involving ecological conservation, endangered species awareness, and environmental justice.
Brooke Hess - Producer, Cinematographer, and Expedition Member is originally from Montana and is a former USA Freestyle Kayak Team member. She is a co-founder of Ripple Skip Collective, a core expedition team member for The Grand Salmon, a first-time film producer, and part of the principal cinematography team.
Hailey Thompson - Producer, Cinematographer, and Graphic Designer, Hailey grew up on rivers and paddled for the US National Whitewater Slalom team before rivers led her to the ocean. She graduated from the US Coast Guard Academy with her degree in Fisheries Biology and Physical Oceanography and has spent the last decade working as a ship driver and fisheries expert in Alaska and beyond.
Libby Tobey - Producer, Cinematographer, and Expedition Member Libby began working on the Middle Fork of the Salmon in 2019 after nearly a decade as a river guide and whitewater kayaker domestically and abroad. She has a Masters in International Conservation and Development with a focus on international climate policy and the loss and damage that results from climate change.
For more information, please visit www.theshanecenter.org or contact The Shane Center Box office by calling 406-222-1420. The Shane is located at 415 E Lewis St. in Livingston.
The Dulcie Theatre and lobby are equipped with a UV air filtration system. Livingston Film Series is generously sponsored by Marilyn Clotz & Mary Ann Bearden and Donald B. Gimbel.