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(now-15 Nov worldwide) A lifelong angler, Autumn Harry had never fished beyond the waters of her reservation — until she picked up a fly rod. On a trip to Washington to cast for steelhead, she unpacks what it means to overcome her own image of who is a fly fisher and uses the sport to fight for conservation.

Director Bio

Ciara Lacy's interest lies in crafting films that use strong characters and investigative journalism to challenge the creative and political status quo. She has created content for film and television, managed independent features, as well as coordinated product placement and clearances for various platforms. Her work has shown at festivals around the world as well as broadcast on networks including Netflix, PBS, ABC, and Al Jazeera. In the digital space, she has created content for notable outlets like the Guardian and the Atlantic Online.


Ciara
is honored to be the inaugural Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellow as well as part of the inaugural class of NATIVe Fellows at the European Film Market. She has also benefited from fellowships with the Sundance Institute and Time Warner Foundation, Firelight Media's Documentary Lab, the Sundance Institute’s NativeLab,Tribeca All Access, the Princess Grace Foundation, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, and the Independent Film Project (IFP). Ciara holds a BA in Psychology from Yale University and has given talks at academic institutions across the U.S. She continues to work on documentary content for broadcast and digital while also expanding her intimate style of filmmaking into the branded content and commercial spaces.

b style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.9px;">Tracy Nguyen-Chung is a filmmaker and founder of After Bruce, a boutique PR agency dedicated to independent film. She co-produced The Great Hack, a feature documentary which world premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix. In 2019, Tracy was included as one of Outside Magazine’s Outsiders of the Year for her work as the founder of Brown Folks Fishing.

Credits

Directed by Tracy Nguyen-Chung
Ciara Lacy

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