Under the high mountain desert of Colorado’s San Luis Valley water from the Rio Grande aquifer is pumped to the surface and sustains the valley. While the demand for this scarce resource continues to grow, local ranchers and farmers grapple with a shifting reality that threatens their way of life and existence in the valley. UNDER THE VALLEY is a feature length film and in production.
The Mississippi is an interactive documentary that explores the often overlooked relationship between the Mississippi River and the lives and livelihoods of Americans along its shores. The project was funded by a grant from the Princess Grace Foundation, the Virgin Unite Fund, and the Allemall Foundation. VISIT THE INTERACTIVE SITE themississippidoc.com
Born and raised deep in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin, eighty-six year old fisherman Wilven Hayes has spent a lifetime living off the land. OF THE BASIN is an intimate portrait of a unique environment, and a means to celebrate and honor Wilven Hayes, one of the last fishermen of the Basin.
A short film with Pastor Harry Joseph that focuses on his community and church, Mount Triumph Baptist, in the chemical corridor region of the Mississippi River, in St. James Parish, Louisiana. The film is currently on the film festival circuit.
NIBI WALK follows Sharon Day, an Anishinaabe elder and the leader of the Nibi (Water) Walks, on an extended ceremony to heal and honor water.
In the Hills and Hollows is a feature film that investigates the boom and bust impacts that mono-economies based on fossil fuel extraction have on local communities in West Virginia.
One Woman’s Journey, explores Ellen Mcdonah’s experience kayaking down the Mississippi River and how it transformed from the headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Global Shea Alliance is a non-profit based in Accra, Ghana that is dedicated to the sustainability, quality practices and standards, and demand of the shea industry.
Lakota Veteran, Catcher Cuts The Rope, shares why he came to Standing Rock to stand in solidarity, prayer, and in peace.
LaCrisha Rose from Cabin Creek, West Virginia reveals how the Elk River chemical spill affected her and her family.
The Indigenous Peoples Task Force (IPTF) is a non-profit based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that grounds its services in the culture of native people.
Junior Walk shares what his life is like growing up in the Coal River Valley in southern West Virginia.
Not From Here Nor There, explores the lives of three undocumented students. The piece is a montage of their stories.
Bruce Jones shares his experience as an All Hands Volunteer helping in the recovery effort after hurricane sandy.
The Nibi (Water) Walks are indigenous-led, extended ceremonies to pray for the water. The Ohio River Water Walk began in Pittsburgh, PA and ended in Cairo, IL where the Ohio River joins the Mississippi River.
Joanne Vidal from Staten Island tells her story of surviving hurricane Sandy and the volunteers who have helped her.
In the mountain's of South Korea Buddhist nun Ye Jin Sunim shares how to find peace.
