WCCO .
I CAN'T WAIT.
PARKWAY THEATER IN
MINNEAPOLIS AS PART OF A UNIQUE
LIVE STREAM SCREENING EVENT
TONIGHT I AM EXCITED TO LEARN
MORE.
IT'S CALLED, THE WILD.
IT'S AN APPEAL TO SAVE WILD
SALMON.
THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP HAVE
BEEN TRYING TO CONSTRUCT SALMON
COUNTRY FOR DECADES.
IT'S AN OMINOUS THREAT. IT'S
ALSO ONLINE.
YOU CAN BE HATCHED IN THE
RIVER SYSTEM AND FIND YOUR WAY
OUT TO SEE AND SPEND TWO OR
THREE YEARS IN THE OCEAN AND
COME BACK TO BE THE EXACT SAME
PLACE YOU WERE BORN.
IT'S AMAZING.
THE PREMIER VIRTUAL
SCREENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A
DISCUSSION FEATURING THE
DIRECTOR MARK, AND SEVERAL BIG
NAMED CELEBRITIES.
JOINING US NOW IS THE DIRECTOR.
IT'S GREAT YOU HAPPY WITH US
THIS MORNING.
TELL US ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A PROJECT THAT
A PASSION PROJECT OF YOURS.
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP TO MY
FIRST FILM THAT CAME OUT IN,
2014. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS ISSUE FOR 10 YEARS.
THIS IS FASCINATING TO ME.
HALF THE WORLD EATS SALMON FROM
THE LOCATION IN THE MOVIE.
THAT MUCH SALMON IS PRODUCED
THERE?
IT'S HARD TO GET YOUR BRAIN
AROUND IT.
EVEN WATCHING IT IN THE FILM IS
NOT QUITE ADEQUATE.
50 MILLION FISH CAME BACK THIS
YEAR AND THAT'S JUST SALMON.
YES, 46% OF THE SUPPLY OF
SALMON COMES FROM THE BAY.
TELL US ABOUT THE MIND AND
WHY YOU FEEL IT'S A BAD IDEA.
THE MINE IN QUESTION IS
CALLED A PEBBLE MINE.
IT'S A CUTE NAME FOR SOMETHING
AS DEEP AS THE GRAND CANYON AND
COULD FEEL 3900 FOOTBALL
STADIUMS. IT FEELS UP WITH TOXIC
WASTE FOREVER.
IT WOULD BE CONNECTED BY WATER.
IT'S RIGHT AT THE HEADWATERS
MEANING AT ELEVATION OF WHERE
ALL OF THE SALMON GET IN.
THE WORLDS FULLY INTACT SALMON
SYSTEM.
ARE YOU IN SEATTLE RIGHT
NOW?
I KNOW YOU LIVED IN ALASKA AND
WORKED AS A FISHING GUIDE AND A
PROCESSING FACILITY AS WELL?
I DID, I SPENT MY COLLEGE
SUMMERS WORKING IN BRISTOL BAY
AND LEARNING THE TRADE AS A
FOREMAN OF A FREEZER PACKING
OPERATION OF SALMON.
IN MY 20s AS A WILDERNESS
FISHING GUIDE.
THIS IS NOT HOW YOU PLANNED
TO SCREEN THIS MOVIE.
TELL US ABOUT TONIGHT.
YES, THANK YOU.
WE HAD A 50 CITY TOUR PLAN AND
WE WERE GOING TO PHYSICALLY
SHOW YOU THE IMPACT ON WILD
SALMON.
AS IT TURNS OUT WE HAD TO BE A
BIT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND NOW
WE HAVE A VIRTUAL TOUR.
IN ESSENCE EVERYONE WILL SHOW
UP TONIGHT ON THIS PLATFORM WHO
HAS OVER 1000 PEOPLE SHOWING UP.
WE ARE ALL GOING TO WATCH THE
FILM TOGETHER AND CHAT.
WE WILL MEET PEOPLE FROM THE
FILM.
THANK YOU, FOR BEING WITH
US.
WE HOPE THIS -- EVERYTHING
CONSIDERED WITH COVID USED TO
HAVE A LOT OF SUCCESS.
I AM EXCITED TO SEE IT.
THANK YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO SHOW UP YOU
COULD GO TO THE WEBSITE.
GO TO THE WORD SAVE SPELLED
BACKWARDS.