Something of a follow up to Mark’s earlier post.
Back in the days of my old blog I wrote a review of the Low and Clear trailer. Yes a review of a trailer. That is how impressed I was with the idea of Low and Clear. Here’s an excerpt:
And the best stories are often stories about people. Stories about what makes them tick, how they overcame great odds, how they ended up doing what they did, how they failed, how they succeeded, how they somehow managed to do both at the same time. The how and why of people are at the heart of good stories.
This is the element missing from so many fly fishing films from the last ten years or so: people. Sure, they were there—we all remember the troutbums—though I can’t remember any of their names. But mostly we remember the fish. The people ultimately filled the role of fish-catching machines. And there is nothing wrong with that per se (a lot of people love those movies). But stories about fisherman rather than fish are the next logical step in creating a robust and varied fly fishing film canon.
I wrote that nearly two years ago and in the time since I think it has perhaps become more true. Fly fishing film has perhaps gone farther towards the fish and farther away from any kind of human story. And sure, I love a lot of those clips which we post all the time here on Chi Wulff, especially as the quality of film making has improved and pictures have become more breathtaking and HD has put us ever closer to the real deal. But I still think there is a whole unexplored area out there, stories about fisherman (and woman) rather than (or perhaps along with) breathtaking images of fish.
So watch the trailer. Watch the Kickstarter video. And if you agree, then kick these guys a little cash and allow them realize their dream, a dream they have financed so far by maxing out credit cards and selling their vehicles.
