Come relax with neighbors, enjoy shared food, and watch a meaningful film.
Setup: 5 P.M. (Many hands makes light work! Come early if you can.)
Dinner: 6 P.M.
Film Screening: 7 P.M.
Bring a dish to share (plus your own serving utensils) and any beverage you’d like—coffee will be provided. Plates will be available, and if you’d like leftovers for your chickens, just bring a bucket.
About the Film
Salt Water People (approx. 30 minutes) is a rare and intimate glimpse into reefnet fishing—the ancient method of catching salmon using nets stretched between anchored wooden boats with towers. Though rooted in traditions of the Lummi people, this practice was adopted and carried on in the San Juan Islands, including by many residents of Shaw Island, who are featured prominently throughout the film. The documentary shares powerful scenes: a venerable tribal elder recounts legend and lore around reefnetting, longtime local reefnetters—including Shaw Islanders—are shown setting gear, and a young Shaw Island couple even operates netting right off their beachfront home.
Director Scott Miller recorded the film as part of his graduate work at Evergreen State College, supported by an NEH Youth Grants award. He spent months building trust in the community—among tribal elders, island reefnetters, and shore-side neighbors—just to bring this story to the screen.
