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Thanks for all the Fish
John Lambert, Australia, documentary, 26 min., 2003
Canadian Premiere
 The Aborigine people of Stradbroke Island, Australia would call to their local dolphins by striking the surface of the water in a coded rhythm. The dolphins would recognize the signal, and drive shoals of fish against the shore and into the waiting nets. A portion of the catch was always given back to the dolphins to show thanks and respect. Fishing with the dolphins became known as co-operative fishing. Today, dolphins perform for tourist dollars; jet boats race nets around fish; stocks are depleted, and marine mammals are washing up dead on the shore. Are there things that we can learn from the Indigenous belief system, a system that emphasizes maintaining balance, and makes a co-operative relationship with the dolphins possible? The Aborigines and their Elders share their ideas about their relationship with nature, their philosophy of the world, and their spiritual connection to the environment. – R.S
John Lambert’s Thanks for all the Fish was awarded 3rd Prize in the Open Documentary section at the 2003 Byron All-Screens Celebration. The film was a finalist at the 2003 ATOM Awards in Best Documentary Short-Form, and was selected in the 2003 CLCT/Nanook Festival in Palermo, Italy. It has recently toured Australia as part of the International Festival of Cinema and Technology.
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