Movie Details
Theatrical Release:June 28th, 1990
Original Language:English
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Anything I Catch (1990)
"The Handfishing Story"Movie
Plot
Louisiana filmmaker Pat Mire teams up with veteran filmmaker and cinematographer Charles Bush to capture the natural drama of handfishing in this awardwinning documentary Highly visual the film examines the thrilling regional phenomenon of Cajuns who wade in murky bayou waters to catch huge catfish and turtles by reaching into hollow logs and stumps with their bare hands Friends and family accompany the handfisherman to the bayou banks for Cajun music festive cooking and storytelling and to witness this increasingly rare tradition Told from the inside with multiple voices Mire and Bush explore the chain of events set off by mans attempt to improve his environment by dredging bayous in this remarkable study of the relationship between cultural and natural resources
