In the unlikely setting of the city of Philadelphia, a colorful assortment of characters has one thing in common: they’ve been lured to the water.  HOOKED: Philly’s Urban Anglers is an intimate, funny and touching glimpse into the little known world of urban fishing.

Young Dante improvises a fishing pole with a beer can and discarded line.  A fastidious Vera takes refuge on the river bank from the stress of urban living.  Longtime friends, Louis and Matt, joust over the Schuylkill's biggest carp and go after them with an addict's zeal.  When a good day fishing has come and gone, Philadelphia's waterways yield a bounty far more valuable than the fish themselves.

Hooked was co-directed and co-produced with Shannon Kane-Meddock and Andrew Schwalm for WYBE’s Philadelphia Stories series.  Additional funding came from a Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association (PIFVA) Subsidy Grant.

For more information visit the film’s site:  www.hookedinphilly.com