The Olympia Film Society will screen the documentary film “Fish War” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 19.
The 80-minute documentary concerning Native American fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest is presented by Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Salmon Defense and the Olympia Film Society.
A logline for “Fish War” from the Olympia Film Society website reads as follows:
“When the state of Washington made it illegal for tribes to fish for salmon in their usual and accustomed places, it was a declaration of war. FISH WAR follows the tribes’ fight to exercise their treaty-reserved fishing rights. A landmark court case in 1974 would affirm the tribes’ treaty rights and establish them as co-managers of the resource, but the fate of salmon in the Pacific Northwest still hangs in the balance.”
The film will be followed by a Q&A session with Willie Frank III, Nisqually; Kadi Bizyayeva, Stillaguamish; Lisa Wilson, Lummi; and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind.
“Fish War” is directed by Charles Atkinson, Skylar Wagner and Jeff Ostenson. The film premiered May 11, 2024, at the Seattle International Film Festival.
Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office beginning an hour before the show. General admission costs $16.25. Olympia Film Society members get a $3 discount.
Doors open at 6 p.m. The venue is located at 206 Fifth Ave. SE, Olympia.
For more information, visit: https://olympiafilmsociety.org/fish-war.
