''Okie Noodling'' is a 2001
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
examining the practice of
handfishing in rural
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
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Plot
The film documents "noodling" the practice of wading in murky water and reaching into dark holes in the attempt to catch a catfish, a dangerous practice that often causes noodlers to lose fingers and toes. The method is hundreds of years old, and the documentary also examines the subculture surrounding handfishing,
The film depicts noodling as believed to have originated with white settlers, with at least one reference dating from 1775. Most evidence suggests that
Native Americans typically only fished using tools such as spears and cages.
Music
The soundtrack for ''Okie Noodling'' is performed by
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The band currently consists of Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steven Drozd (guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals), Derek Brown (keyb ...
and was written specifically for the film.
References
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Okie Noodling
2001 films
American sports documentary films
Films shot in Oklahoma
Documentary films about fishing
2001 documentary films
Films set in Oklahoma
Fishing in the United States
Sports in Oklahoma
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
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