Song of Salt

“Song of Salt” is an immersive glimpse into the struggles and celebrations within the tight-knit mining community of Trona, California as its residents, suspended between the past and future, face the present realities of an eroding economy.

Directed by Emma Baiada & Nicolas Snyder; Produced by Emma Baiada; Edited by Will Garofalo & Emma Baiada; Music by Nicolas Snyder; Sound Design & Mix by Brian Berger; Color Grade by C. Diaz

Featuring Amellia Mertz’May Jr., James May Jr., Atreyu May Jr., Nickadimus May Jr., Jestin Jobin, Tremaine Freese, Mary Crandall, & many more

96 minutes, 2022

Rent or buy on Prime Video / Watch for free on Tubi

Educational rights available via Collective Eye Films

Selected Screenings:

Lighthouse International Film Festival (Special Presentation / Winner of the Honey Levine Audience Award); Mimesis Documentary Festival (Opening Night Film / Winner of Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary); SF DocFest; Buffalo International Film Festival; Monadnock Film Festival (Special Screening); UCR Arts, Riverside; Skidmore College, MDOCS; Camphill Village Copake; University of Pennsylvania, Center for Experimental Ethnography

This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Arts. Visit calhum.org.