The Memory of Fish is an award-winning documentary portrait of one man, the wild salmon he loves, and his fight to free a river.

Dick Goin and his family have been fed by the Elwha River's salmon since migrating to Washington's Olympic Peninsula during the Dust Bowl. Dick has never forgotten his debt to the fish — who have been steadily disappearing. 

A pulp mill worker and master fisherman turned salmon advocate, Dick uses his memories and persistence to battle for the biggest dam removal project in U.S. history. 

His goal: bring the salmon home. 
 

a reelblue production

narrated by Lili Taylor
directed by Jennifer Galvin + Sachi Cunningham
produced by Jennifer Galvin    
co-produced by Sachi Cunningham + Emma Jones
written by Erin Barnett, Fernanda Rossi + Jennifer Galvin
cinematography by Sachi Cunningham + Jennifer Galvin
edited by Erin Barnett
assistant editing by Kurt Vincent + Maya Tippett
graphics, animation and color by Begoña Lopez + Victor Melton
original music by Gil Talmi
music consulting by Marchese Taylor
sound design by Gisela Fulla-Silvestre
narration recorded by Eric Hoffman at Mr. Bronx Audio Post NYC
sound engineering by Gisela Fulla-Silvestre at EDC Sound
underwater camera by Russ Ricketts + Jennifer Galvin
additional camera by Singeli Agnew + Emma Jones
additional editing by Linda Peckham + Sachi Cunningham
additional imagery by Marie Goin, John Gussman, Russ Ricketts, Robert Lundahl, Darcy Turenne, Paul Klaver, Tara Champion, Jeremy Monroe, Thomas Dunklin, Rory Savatgy, Kévin Peyrusse, Jonathan Martin-DeMoor, Moylatoid, Patagonia, Fox Wilmar Productions, NarrativeLab, Wings Over Watersheds, NOAA Fisheries, Prelinger Archives, Clallam County Historical Society, Washington Archives, Library of Congress.