| Description |
1 videodisc (57 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 2.0 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 0 rda |
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Documentary film lcsh |
| System Details |
DVD; region 0, NSTC; widescreen (16:9 presentation); Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Performer |
Robert Mace, Mark McFadden, Glen Schur, J.O. Dawdy, Marvin Tillman, Sharlene Leurig ; narrator, Andy Wilkinson. |
| Credits |
Edited by Merri Lisa Trigilio ; director of photography, Merri Lisa Trigilio ; original music composed by Matt Shervey. |
| Note |
Title from title frame. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. |
| Summary |
Focuses on the Ogallala Aquifer and examines the conflicts, politics, economics and groundwater depletion in the High Plains region. Farmers and communities survive on the precious waters of the Aquifer, yet it is being depleted at alarming rates. The film features the human aspect of the problem, looking at irrigation farmers in West Texas. The story highlights the tension between property rights advocates and state-mandated pumping limits. |
| Language |
In English with optional English SDH subtitles and closed-captioning in English. |
| Subject |
Ogallala Aquifer.
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Aquifers -- Texas, West.
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Water-supply -- Texas, West.
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Groundwater -- Texas, West.
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Irrigation farming -- Environmental aspects -- Texas, West.
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Water use -- Law and legislation -- Texas, West.
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Groundwater. (OCoLC)fst00948209
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Aquifers. (OCoLC)fst00812170
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Irrigation farming -- Environmental aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00979625
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Water-supply. (OCoLC)fst01172350
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Water use -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst01172203
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Texas, West. (OCoLC)fst01222470
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United States -- Ogallala Aquifer.
(OCoLC)fst01243045
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| Genre/Form |
Environmental films.
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary films. (OCoLC)fst01710390
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Environmental films. (OCoLC)fst01710300
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Trigilio, Merri Lisa, film director, film producer, director of photography, editor of moving image work.
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Baird, Bobbie, film producer.
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Whitman, Kaitlin, film producer.
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Shervey, Matt, composer (expression)
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Wilkinson, Andy, narrator.
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Mace, Robert E. (Robert Earl), 1967- interviewee.
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Deep Time Media, LLC, production company.
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Green Planet Films, film distributor.
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| Note |
Subtitle on container: Modern tale of a dry West |
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