Okie Noodling

In 2001, filmmaker Bradley Beesley brought the strange subculture of bare-handed catfishing to the screen in ‘Okie Noodling’. Now he returns to his home state of Oklahoma to see how the sport has evolved over the last decade. Revisiting the colorful, original cast and meeting some new and eccentric fishermen en route to the largest noodling tournament in the nation- this film explores the legalization issues and commercialization of this once backwoods practice.

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If you’re from the Philadelphia area, check out the First Person Festival of Memoir and Documentary Art next week!  Events are taking place throughout the city but predominantly at The Painted Bride.

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