Posts tagged “Confluence Films

DVD REVIEW: Drift

Posted on September 30, 2008

“I want ‘em to look in the eye of that fish.” The moment the first spey cast jumps from the screen in high definition, and the fly line falls over the currents of the Deschutes River, the viewer is hooked. The film’s vibrancy strikes an immediate chord, and it’s easy to settle in thinking Drift will progress as a collection of high quality destination pieces. Not exactly. The new fly fishing film from Confluence Films takes the viewer to intriguing places, sure, but Drift isn’t really about where to fish, it’s about people and why they fish. The destinations provide the backdrop. Drift is comprised of five segments that have the feel of magazine profiles brought to life. In Oregon, it focuses on John and Amy Hazel…

FFR SHOW: Who Needs “Drift” Tickets?

Posted on September 9, 2008

I had planned to go to this year’s Fly Fishing Retailer Show on my own dime. But then I had to pay for a number of unforeseen home expenses, culminating with removing a felled maple in my back yard and some (unrelated) emergency pet surgery. Besides not getting to hawk my prototype of the new Fishing Jones Beltless Trench Coat (I call it “The Executive”), I’m also missing  the premier of the Film “Drift” from Confluence Films. Tickets are free to show attendees with the ability to locate a booth from the directory floor plan. But if there’s someone who lives in or happens to be in Denver on Monday, September 15th at 8:30 pm, and ISN’T going to FFR, but still wants to…

  

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