The Source - Tasmania
Brad Harris critiques a landmark fly fishing DVD.
Nick Reygaert is the man behind the ‘Rise’ Film Festival, which tours Australia, New Zealand, and other parts of the world each year. He is also a filmmaker, and produced the zany instructional fly-tying video A Foam Odyssey, and The Search–Tahiti. While these were great films, they are totally eclipsed by his latest production: The Source—Tasmania.
Directed, produced and photographed by Reygaert, The Source is another example of the quantum leap in locally produced fly fishing films.
Shot in stunning wide-screen format, and featuring aerial, time-lapse and slow-motion footage, it celebrates Tasmania’s pivitol role in the acclimatisation of trout throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Nick Reygaert has managed to seamlessly knit documentary, travelogue and cinema styles into one cohesive and engaging story, taking the viewer on a whirlwind taste-testing tour of Tasmania. From tiny rainforest creeks to the vastness of the Western Lakes, to the slow lowland rivers, to sea-run trout in the estuaries, each facet is accurately and sensitively portrayed. Each style of fishing is promoted through beautiful imagery and passionate endorsements by local anglers including Craig Rist and Greg French.
For a visitor, Reygaert has done an outstanding job of identifying what it is that draws people to fish here. Anyone who watches The Source and doesn’t want to fish Tasmania should check if they have a pulse. This is surely a film that will be a benchmark for the genre and a tool for promoting Tassie (and fly fishing generally) for quite some time.
Available now from FlyLife Publishing. Price $39.95. Visit www.flylife.com.au to see a preview or purchase the DVD here.