The Last Bateau (2026)

Deep in the East Texas woodlands, filmmaker Brittani Mathis discovers a handcrafted wooden bateau—built by her great-grandfather, Wyatt Moore—alongside a dusty box of cassette tapes still carrying his voice. Nearly half a century after he pressed record, she journeys back to Caddo Lake to restore the final boat he ever made. Through that act, she rediscovers the shared craft, memory, and bloodline that forged them both. Built around rare archival recordings and unhurried observation, this poetic documentary drifts like a living memory.