Fish for the Future

“Multiple agencies and volunteers come together after the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, CA to rescue an endangered fish population before they are threatened to be completely wiped out by an upcoming mudslide.”

Fish For The Future follows Rosi Dagit, the Principal Conservation Biologist at Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains who has been an integral part of conservation in the Santa Monica Mountains for nearly forty years. In January 2025, the Palisades Fire quickly approached her home and the habitats that she has protected for decades. When the fire burned all of the critical habitat for the endangered Southern Steelhead Trout in Topanga Creek, she knew they had to rescue as many fish as possible before the rains swept dangerous amounts of mud through the watershed, killing any aquatic species. She gathers with various groups and agencies to work and rescue many steelhead in the creek in an extremely limited time window.

Runtime (minutes): 5 minutes 2 seconds

Genre: Documentary

Film rating: N/A

Year completed: 2025

Director’s name: Matthew Benton

Key crew members: Producer - Matthew Benton
Writers - Matthew Benton & Zach Edwards
Editor - Zach Edwards
Cinematographer - Matthew Benton

Awards or recognitions (if any): Best Overall Film - Patagonia Film Festival 2025
Official Selection - Dana Point Film Festival 2025
Official Selection - Fish Water People Film Festival 2025

Is there a trailer or teaser?: http://vimeo.com/1109378163/9b60f17064?fl=pl&fe=vl