A salmon in Alaska makes an unlikely journey on "the Mount Everest of rivers" - the Susitna - as residents consider the costs/benefits of a government-proposed mega-dam
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…the Super Salmon? Not your typical superhero, perhaps, but this singly courageous king salmon is at the centre of an incredibly touching short. Director Ryan Peterson has created an environmentally-minded social-issue documentary that is whimsical and fun by injecting the 25-minute film with so much passion, personality, and humour that it’s hard not to feel the love bursting through it.
As plans for building the second tallest dam in America are underway, The Super Salmon reveals the local residents’ concerns about the consequences of constructing the outdated megastructure on the Susitna River in order to meet Alaska’s need for renewable energy. Interjected is the story of Fish 241, also known as the Super Salmon, which has made an incredible journey on “the Mount Everest of rivers,” dodging hungry seals and braving icy waters. It is a journey that, activists argue, would never happen if the proposed dam is erected.
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A salmon in Alaska makes an unlikely journey on "the Mount Everest of rivers" - the Susitna - as residents consider the costs/benefits of a government-proposed mega-dam
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…the Super Salmon? Not your typical superhero, perhaps, but this singly courageous king salmon is at the centre of an incredibly touching short. Director Ryan Peterson has created an environmentally-minded social-issue documentary that is whimsical and fun by injecting the 25-minute film with so much passion, personality, and humour that it’s hard not to feel the love bursting through it.
As plans for building the second tallest dam in America are underway, The Super Salmon reveals the local residents’ concerns about the consequences of constructing the outdated megastructure on the Susitna River in order to meet Alaska’s need for renewable energy. Interjected is the story of Fish 241, also known as the Super Salmon, which has made an incredible journey on “the Mount Everest of rivers,” dodging hungry seals and braving icy waters. It is a journey that, activists argue, would never happen if the proposed dam is erected.
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A salmon in Alaska makes an unlikely journey on "the Mount Everest of rivers" - the Susitna - as residents consider the costs/benefits of a government-proposed mega-dam
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…the Super Salmon? Not your typical superhero, perhaps, but this singly courageous king salmon is at the centre of an incredibly touching short. Director Ryan Peterson has created an environmentally-minded social-issue documentary that is whimsical and fun by injecting the 25-minute film with so much passion, personality, and humour that it’s hard not to feel the love bursting through it.
As plans for building the second tallest dam in America are underway, The Super Salmon reveals the local residents’ concerns about the consequences of constructing the outdated megastructure on the Susitna River in order to meet Alaska’s need for renewable energy. Interjected is the story of Fish 241, also known as the Super Salmon, which has made an incredible journey on “the Mount Everest of rivers,” dodging hungry seals and braving icy waters. It is a journey that, activists argue, would never happen if the proposed dam is erected.
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