Samuel Wolfe
Samuel Wolfe is a winner.
From twirling no-no’s as a little league pitcher to earning awards for his films as an adult, the Northwest native is lighting up the world.
He blazed a trail of success as a young man, setting the bar for younger siblings Hawthorne, Melanie, and Camilla, who have all found their own triumphs in Coupeville.
Jump back 20 years, to mid-July 2004, and Samuel Wolfe was unhittable.
Chucking the ball for the North Whidbey Little League 11-12 All-Stars, he set down all 18 Central Whidbey hitters he faced in a playoff game.
Employing a four-seam fastball and a nasty curve, Wolfe whiffed 13 of those batters, with most of his rivals being unable to even get the bat on the ball.
After a fly ball to start the game, the young hurler simply overpowered his opponent, with Central Whidbey having no answers for the flame thrower.
Wolfe continued to excel in sports growing up, playing baseball and football, before finding a new passion as a filmmaker.
He currently works as part of a three-man Fishboat Media team based out of Port Townsend, which recently won its first Emmy award.
The honor, bestowed by the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy for Television Arts & Sciences, was for a video campaign called “This is Maritime Washington.”
Wolfe and associates Tyler Rowe and Jeremy Johnson documented the experiences of those living and visiting Washington state’s saltwater shores, and the campaign claimed top honors in the PSA – Single Spot or Campaign category.
Navigating the 3,000+ miles of coastline which make up the Maritime Washington National Heritage area, the trio put together a seven-story series.
Numerous interviews were conducted, with Fishboat Media working with the Swinomish Tribe, Washington State Parks, the ferry system, and Haven Boatworks among others.
With one Emmy in hand (and a previous nomination for his commercial campaign work for the city of North Bend), Wolfe is off to new adventures.
Fishboat Media was tabbed to create a five-part short-form docuseries for the Cascade PBS Origins series which will tell the tale of the last reef netters working the Salish Sea.
Wolfe was chosen from a pack of filmmakers, with the announcement coming during the closing ceremony of this year’s Seattle International Film Festival.
The plan is to focus on the Kinley family, who are the last Native permit holders from the Lummi Nation.
Cascade PBS will cover production costs, through a $40,000 grant, while providing technical and editing support, with the plan for the series to release on its platforms in March 2025.
This will be the third go-round for the series, which helps regional filmmakers document communities which they belong to.
Previous seasons have focused on Vietnamese and Afghan refugees and their experiences after resettling in Washington state and growing up Black in Seattle.
For more info on Samuel Wolfe and a chance to watch his Emmy-winning series, check out Fishboat Media at:
Or listen in on a podcast at:
http://thetrialreporter.com/podcast-meet-samuel-wolfe-origins-season-three-filmmaker.html
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