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Livingston Film Series Presents: The Grand Salmon
November 13 @ 7:45pm
Join us: 3/13/2025 Doors open 6:30
Screening 7:45pm
Admission is Free
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, Editor is an award-winning filmmaker who works on
projects involving ecological conservation, endangered species awareness, and environmental justice.
Brooke Hess – Producer, Cinematographer, 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..
HaileyThompson – Producer, Cinematographer, 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, 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 Master’s in International Conservation and Development with a focus on international climate policy and
the loss and damage that results from climate change.
Shane Lalani Center for the Arts
PO Box 58, Livingston, MT 59047
theshanecenter.org
406-222-1420
Join us: 3/13/2025 Doors open 6:30
Screening 7:45pm
Admission is Free
