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.

Codirected with Nicolas Snyder

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.