River of renewal / A Pikiawish Partners Production ; is association with Specialty Studios, Native American Public Telecommunications presents ; producers, Jack Kohler, Steve Michelson, Stephen Most ; director, Carlos Bolado.
Publication Info.
San Francisco, Cal. : Distributed by Video Project, [2009]
This is a recorded disc and may not play on all machines or players.
Additional distributors listed in closing credits: Specialty Studios, VisionMaker Video, Native American Public Telecommunications.
Originally produced in 2009.
Contents
Includes film trailer.
Credits
Narrator, Jack Kohler.
Performer
Writer, Stephen Most ; editor, Rhonda Collins ; camera, Gerrid Joy, George Speez, Tim Walton ; composer, Christopher Hedge.
Summary
"Follows Jack Kohler, a Yurok/Karuk Indian, on a journey of self-discovery in the land of his ancestors. Jack learns about the traditions of his people and their struggles to defend tribal rights and restore the wild salmon of the Klamath River Basin. River of Renewal documents eight years of protest and acts of civil disobedience as Indian tribes, farmers, and commercial fisherman defend their ways of life. The film witnesses a remarkable turnaround. Politically polarized stakeholders and government agencies overcome bitter divisions in reaching a consensus about the future -- a future that could bring the largest dam removal/river restoration project in history." -- Container.
Funding
Partially funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through Native American Public Telecommunications.
System Details
DVD-R ; NTSC ; full frame presentation (4:3 aspect ratio).
Awards
American Indian Film Festival, best documentary feature, 2008.
Language
English dialogue ; English closed-captions for the hearing impaired.