The Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska is home to the two most prolific sockeye salmon runs left in the world. Foreign mining companies have proposed development of what would be one of the world’s largest open-pit and underground mines at the headwaters of the two river systems. Despite promises of a clean project by officials, the accident-plagued history of hard rock mining has sparked deep concern from Alaskans who love and depend upon Bristol Bay’s incredible wild salmon fishery. Red Gold is a portrait of a unique way of life that will not survive if the salmon don’t return with Bristol Bay’s tide. This is a truly important film in that focuses on a searing local issue but it really explores a much larger topic, how sustainable and indigenous ways of life are being trampled by invasive corporate interests. What sets Red Gold apart is the incredible beauty it shares.
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