We are hiring a documentary filmmaker to produce a feature length (45 to 60 minute) film in three parts, in collaboration with Save the Sound and the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments. The story will highlight Kevin Zak, a local environmental activist who has been critical towards dam removal, focus on project partners, showcase the perspectives of project leaders and nearby community members, discuss the local history of the Naugatuck River and the dam, and document the process of dam removal. The Kinneytown Dam sits four miles upstream from where the Naugatuck River meets the Housatonic River. The Naugatuck is the largest tributary to the Housatonic River and the largest internal watershed in Connecticut, coming in at 311 square miles. Constructed as a diversion dam and later converted into a hydroelectric facility, the Kinneytown Dam was part of the larger industrialization of the Naugatuck Valley economy. The Kinneytown Dam, and the many other dams on the Naugatuck River, have had a severe impact on river and overall ecosystem health. The dam's removal will improve water quality, restore habitat for essential migratory fish, and create river accessibility for nearby communities through the expansion of the Naugatuck River Greenway Trail. Removing the dam will also build community and ecological resilience by restoring natural nutrient and sediment flows throughout the watershed and reducing the risk of flooding up and downstream of the dam