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"Cold Water" rough cut (9:10)
Harvey B, Tripp C, Andrew D,Nate L, Stephanie M, J.J. Radochia, Alistair W - Concord, MA
"Cold Water" - pitch
Every American is affected by global warming, some more directly than others, but few individuals feel the consequences more intimately and immediately than fishermen. Through a series of interviews, first-hand experiences, and scientific animations, our short documentary will provide a personal window into our local New England fishing communities. The Wheeler family has fished cod off the coast of Rhode Island for over a hundred years. At the end of fishing expeditions that last up to 36 hours at sea, Alan and his son Luke Wheeler record their catch in logbooks. It doesn’t take their well-kept records, however, to notice the depleting fish populations and warming ocean temperatures. About a hundred miles north, Ed Smith is a proud fisherman from Gloucester, Massachusetts. The town’s roots grow deep into fishing for Gloucester. Conveniently located next to Boston in some of the coldest east coast American waters, Gloucester has grown the proud reputation of a quirky society and a prosperous fishing industry. Ed, however, is not alone in his struggles to provide for his three kids as a fisherman. He says that, in the short term, fishermen take punches primarily from cumbersome government regulations that seek to control the population of various species of fish. Above all, both Ed Smith and the Wheeler family recognize that the long-term effects of climate change are beginning to have lasting consequences on their jobs, families, and communities.
Every American is affected by global warming, some more directly than others, but few individuals feel the consequences more intimately and immediately than fishermen. Through a series of interviews, first-hand experiences, and scientific animations, our short documentary will provide a personal window into our local New England fishing communities. The Wheeler family has fished cod off the coast of Rhode Island for over a hundred years. At the end of fishing expeditions that last up to 36 hours at sea, Alan and his son Luke Wheeler record their catch in logbooks. It doesn’t take their well-kept records, however, to notice the depleting fish populations and warming ocean temperatures. About a hundred miles north, Ed Smith is a proud fisherman from Gloucester, Massachusetts. The town’s roots grow deep into fishing for Gloucester. Conveniently located next to Boston in some of the coldest east coast American waters, Gloucester has grown the proud reputation of a quirky society and a prosperous fishing industry. Ed, however, is not alone in his struggles to provide for his three kids as a fisherman. He says that, in the short term, fishermen take punches primarily from cumbersome government regulations that seek to control the population of various species of fish. Above all, both Ed Smith and the Wheeler family recognize that the long-term effects of climate change are beginning to have lasting consequences on their jobs, families, and communities.
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