CLIENTS: Trout Unlimited & TU Costa 5 Rivers

DIR, DoP & EDITOR: Matteo Moretti

FLYLORDS VIDEO OF THE WEEK FEATURE

The summer of 2019, I was afforded the opportunity by Trout Unlimited to travel throughout the Pacific Northwest with three other college students to document different stories of public lands, clean water and native fish in the Columbia River Basin. With full creative agency, I tasked myself to capture nearly every moment on our trip in order to offer an authentic glimpse of not only just a “fishing trip” but one where four passionate college anglers bonded over the love for conserving nature and sharing inspiring stories of resiliency along the way.

After sifting through nearly 29 hours of footage, I crafted “Resilient Waters” in hopes to inspire other kids my age to get out and do what they can and hopefully have this story serve as an anthem for the Trout Unlimited Costa 5 Rivers college program. “Resilient Waters” truly speaks to my creative voice as it offers genuine moments, seeks to highlight and give voice to important people, efforts and places that go unseen and creates an empathetic experience.