Our relationship with nature not only defines our history, it shapes our future, too. Yet beneath the surface of Iceland’s fjords, an industrial fish farming method threatens to destroy one of Europe’s last remaining wildernesses. Open net salmon farms wreak havoc on the fragile environments they’re placed in, polluting pristine ecosystems while mistreating the farmed fish and driving local salmon populations to extinction. It’s an industry at odds with Iceland’s untouched landscape, and as a growing local movement has shown, nothing replaces nature. Laxaþjóð | A Salmon Nation tells the story of a country united by its lands and waters, and the power of a community to protect the wild places and animals that helped forge its identity.
Learn more and take action via the link below.
https://eu.patagonia.com/gb/en/iceland/
Link to full film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfLBmMK1SAg
Credits
Project: ‘A Salmon Nation’
Client: Patagonia
Production company: Eyeforce
Director & Cinematographer: Arthur Neumeier
Producer Eyeforce: Patricia Simon
Producer Patagonia: Julia Schellekens
Editor & Colorist: Tim Weyer
1st AC & Sound Operator: Abdurrahim Gulten
Sound Design & Sound Mix: Tim Pringle
Cinematographer Protest: Óskar Páll Sveinsson
Executive Producers Patagonia: Jelle Mul, Alex Lowther, Monika McClure
Story Consultancy Patagonia: Louise Brierley - Ingham, Beth Thoren, Gina Lovett, Francesca Curtolo
Starring: Dr. Trygve Poppe, Elli Thor Magnusson, Jóhannes Sturlaugsson, Dalrún Kaldakvísl, Ari Wendel, Elias Petur Vidfjord Thorarinsson, Elvar Örn Fridriksson, Kristin Gísladottir, Veiga Grétarsdóttir, Benedikta Guðrún Svavarsdóttir, Jón Kaldal, Inga Lind Karlsdóttir, Vala Árnadóttir
Music by Bjork