January 3, 2016
This is Fish Radio. I’m Stephanie Mangini. Kodiak crab fishing back in the day. A movie maker’s mission after this…
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Matt Stevens is a man on a mission. Born and raised on Kodiak Island in the late 70’s, he has grown up hearing the stories of Kodiak back in the day. A time when men and women journeyed from afar to get a piece of the legendary boomtown. What Stevens wants to know is, “What is the price people paid to become a crab fishermen,” and their stories that came with it.
“I have heard so many stories of all these unique people during that time, and it was such a unique era that it would be great to know more about it. I’m working on collectively gathering the history of commercial fishermen and women in the Kodiak era between the 60’s all the way through the 80’s. Essentially the king crab boom of its day and the stories and history related to that time.”
Stevens feels that it is an epic time built on personal experience and memories. A dying history that needs to be preserved before it is too late.
“I see this as a way of re-creating the true history of what was there, and try to bring it back to life. And I feel with people getting older we are starting to lose that window, and the window is getting smaller for the opportunity to get those stories from the people that were alive during those days.”
He is looking for details, from town life to out at sea, from the people and places that made Kodiak the iconic island that it is today.
“From the most tragic of stories of people you knew who passed away, or the most heroic stories that happened to people you knew or directly related to yourself. Crazy characters that were running around at that time. I want photos from that time, anything that could help piece together this elaborate puzzle that has been spread out over the years, and I want to collect as much as possible to recreate what was the true history of that time frame.”
Stevens asks for a short summary and contact info to be sent to story@blacklistedpictures.com
“My Idea is to see if there is something here that could create a project; and to let everyone know that what I’ve been working on professionally in the filmmaking industry is what I can bring back in the form of storytelling to Kodiak.”
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