Colin Stryker's award-winning documentary, River Ways, will play at the Olympia Film Festival at the Capitol Theater on Thursday, November 8 at 5:30 PM.

The film explores the lives of working people affected by the issue of whether to remove the Snake River dams in Eastern Washington. Combining interviews with careful everyday observation, “River Ways” takes us into the world of wheat farmers, fishermen, salmon advocates and more. What emerges is a complex portrait of an issue that reaches to the heart of the ideological differences that characterize and divide the Pacific Northwest.

The film will play at:

Thursday, November 8 at 5:30 PM Capitol Theater, 206 5th Ave SE, Olympia, WA

Colin Stryker, the director, will be present for Q&A.

For more information, visit http://www.sawgrassproductions.com/river_ways, or http://olympiafilmfestival.com, or email info@sawgrassproductions.com

What some viewers have said:

“...attention to detail and character are so rich and illuminating, so wholly unintrusive, that you find yourself lulled into something you weren't quite expecting.”

“[Colin Stryker has] a gift for finding the right people, getting them to say the right things, then drawing attention to what was said.”

“The ultimate environmental film.”

Come support the Olympia Film Festival and check out this engaging new film!

Military Ships Return to Olympia
On November 5th military ships begin off-loading equipment returning from Iraq at the Port of Olympia. Our demonstrations are intended to show growing opposition to the war and the use of the Port of Olympia to ship military equipment to the Middle East in support of US occupation. The shipment contains Stryker Brigade equipment which was shipped out of Olympia in May 2006 from the Port of Olympia prior to their deployment. The brigade lost 48 soldiers during their tie in Iraq. We intend to keep our soldiers home and end the loss of innocent Iraqi lives facilitated by the militarization of our ports.

Did you see the movie? What was your reaction or response?

Awhile back we talked about the idea of an explosive round, and I explained that there was no such thing within the civilian capability. There's still nothing civilian legal, but a friend sent me a link to an explosive shotgun/grenade round that has an incredible range. It isn't until about 6:45 in the video, but the first part of the video goes over a full-auto shotgun that is being tried with the military, it looks very impressive.

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