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The Last Trap Family

the last trap family fishing on boat

A self-described “fishermom” strives against harsh economics and gender stereotypes to keep her family’s traditional fishing business afloat.

Series

Indie Lens Storycast

Premiere Date

August 26, 2019

Length

11 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Hudson Lines

Producer/Director

Hudson Lines is a director and producer based in Brooklyn, NY. He has been behind the lens of a camera since childhood making movies with his brothers. Professionally, he began working as an editor and second shooter for films directed by Gary Hustwit (Urbanized, Workplace). He founded Pilcrow Studio and has directed several short films for The Art Institute of Chicago, The Philip Johnson Glass House, The Criterion Collection, and Wired magazine. His work has been exhibited in the Presidio Heritage Gallery in San Francisco, the Scuderie del Castello Visconteo in Pavia, Italy, the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, Germany, and The Art Institute of Chicago, and has been featured online by The New York Times, Curbed, Creative Review, and Nowness. With The Last Trap Family, Hudson has focused on stories based on longstanding interests in oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities.