It’s an amazing journey, and Lorenz has managed to tell the tale using eight years of footage.

As is to be expected, scientists who have previewed the film are suggesting that Lorenz has captured animal behaviours that few others have seen, let alone recorded.

Chad Brealey, a director with the Pacific Salmon Foundation, called the footage is amazing.

“There were some things that I have not seen. You see things in Alaska a little bit more where you get your combination of salmon bears and people in close proximity. But I had not seen footage of black bears fishing.”

He said that Lorenz has also captured an eagle wrestling with a large Chinook.

“He actually has footage of a bald eagle hooked on to a large salmon that is actually dragging the eagle downstream,” said Brealey. “He’s got a black bear jumping off banks and picking up fish that are a good 60 pounds.”

Brealey said that while they didn’t have input into the editorial content of the film, they did proof portions of the script.

“We certainly support people that are that interested and that dedicated,” he said.

Lorenz said he’s filmed in countless locations between Mount Robson and the mouth of the Fraser and has captured the role of fisheries and oceans, and the hazards posed by commercial and native fishing.

He began filming the material in 1998, and spent the last 3 and a half months in studio editing the film.

Lorenz has actually rejected an offer by Animal Planet for the film. “I’m going to be patient to get the right contracts,” he said.

He said he’s dedicated to filming scenes that haven’t been filmed before.

“Six years went by before I could manage to get a grizzly bear catching a salmon. This is not an easy shoot because conditions are rough, bears don’t congregate, and salmon are scattered. Getting the salmon, bear and yourself altogether so that the grizzly doesn’t smell you is tough.”

“You just put in the time, get set up. Set up for one thing and may be something else will happen,” he said.

The films are available locally in McBride and Valemount for $19.99.

“Nature doesn’t give up her secrets very easily. That’s why it took so long to get this footage,” he said.