‘Everyone in Between’ named Best Environmental Film by Fort Myers Film Festival
On Sunday, May 22, the Fort Myers Film Festival selected Everyone in Between as Best Environmental Film. A collaboration by the Captains for Clean Water, Trout Unlimited and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, Everyone in Between explores the value and wonder of Florida’s Everglades and Alaska’s Bristol Bay fisheries – as well as the threats to both – through the eyes of 
Captain John Landry. Although they are thousands of miles apart, the two ecosystems have one thing in common – we are in danger of losing both.
The Everglades is imperiled. But there is a solution through the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan. However, restoring the Everglades is a multifaceted effort. Two of the most important components are 
restoration infrastructure and water management. Building infrastructure to restore the Everglades is critical, but utilizing this infrastructure to send water south is even more critical. Billions of dollars have been spent on Everglades restoration projects, yet every dry season water managers hold back water from flowing into the Everglades. How 
Lake Okeechobee is managed during the dry season impacts the Everglades and the likelihood and intensity of discharges to the coasts during the wet season.
Every summer, tens of millions of mature salmon run up the rivers in 
Bristol Bay to spawn and die. Hundreds of millions of pounds of rotting salmon provide a food source for the young salmon, bears, eagles, and many other species. Salmon are very sensitive to changes in water chemistry. They rely on the taste of the water to return to the exact section of the river they were born in to spawn. Yet, a foreign 
mining company is proposing to build a massive open pit copper and gold mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Pebble would be the largest mine in North America and would turn this pristine ecological treasure into an industrial mining region threatening the entire ecosystem, the $1.5 billion commercial fishing industry, the native culture, and the destination 
fishery.
This short film explores the value, wonder and threats to these bucket list fisheries through the eyes of fishing guide, Captain John Landry. Watch the full film and discover why wild places like these are worth fighting for.
May 26, 2022
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.