When Twyla Roscovich started shooting a documentary on salmon, she didn't realize just how fishy things were about to get.
There is nobody in terms of government, none of these agencies, are actually on our side, she said.
What originally started out as a small news clip quickly unfolded into a 70-minute feature highlighting what Roscovich calls a government coverup of what's killing B.C.'s wild salmon.
The filmmaker was led through a bureaucratic maze by biologist Alexandra Morton, when the salmon farming industry critic discovered B.C.'s wild salmon were testing positive for dangerous European salmon viruses associated with salmon farming. From there, the documentary unearths details on the government trying to suppress information and curb labs' results, Roscovich said.
We know that the [Department of Fisheries and Ocean] was corrupt and working for industry rather than wild fish, she said.
Filming Salmon Confidential took Roscovich into the Cohen Commission. The hearings were an eye-opening experience, she said.
One of the best parts of the film is seeing the body language of these guys; like they are hiding something, Roscovich said.
After editing the documentary down from two hours to 70 minutes, the film is packed with information, she said. Roscovich is taking it on tour, stopping in 撸奶社区on Sunday (April 21).
Roscovich and Morton plan to attend the showing at Quest University, starting at 7:30 p.m. So far the response to the film has been overwhelming, Roscovich said. With her film career stretching back to 1998, Salmon Confidential has mustered up the most buzz, she noted, adding more than 100,000 people have watched the flick online.
It has been huge, Roscovich said. It has really taken off.
For more information on the documentary visit www.salmonconfidential.ca.
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