CURRENTLY IN POST-PRODUCTION

Logline: Almost a half-century after her great-grandfather’s voice was captured on cassette tapes, a woman returns to Caddo Lake to restore the last boat he built and the legacy he left behind.

Synopsis: In the quiet deep woods of East Texas, a woman uncovers a wooden boat built by her great-grandfather and a box of cassette tapes where his voice still lingers. Nearly fifty years after they were recorded, she returns to Caddo Lake to restore the last bateau he built. In doing so, she reconnects with the craft, memory, and lineage that shaped them both. The Last Bateau is a lyrical short documentary about inheritance, oral history, and the power of return.

CREW:
Producer: Brittani Mathis 
Director: Kenny Rigsby 
Edited by: Kenny Rigsby + Grayson Lackey 
Director of Photography: Grayson Lackey 
Original Music: Tim Frost 
Archival Audio: Wyatt A Moore (cassette recordings 1970s-1980s)