Russian River documentary film to air on KRCB 22 TV

“The Russian River: All Rivers – The Value of An American Watershed,” a documentary film exploring the diverse forces influencing the health of California’s Russian River watershed, will be broadcast in two one-hour programs on KRCB 22 TV, Thursday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m.
The film can be viewed on KRCB 22.1 throughout the San Francisco Bay Area on the air at 22.1HD, DISH & Direct Satellite TV on 22HD, Comcast Xfinity on 722HD and AT&T U-Verse on 22HD.
“The Russian River: All Rivers – The Value of An American Watershed,” produced by filmmakers living in the Russian River watershed, considers the complex, often problematic history of the Russian River as well as the theme of industrial “boom and bust” in this region.
The film has been an Official Selection of the International Wildlife Film Festival, Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, and received the Marty Griffin Friend of the Russian River Award by Russian Riverkeeper.
The feature-length documentary brings together live action footage and numerous compelling interviews to stimulate interest in, and motivate action about water use, water quality and the loss of irreplaceable biodiversity. The film also covers the river’s history, as a geological, biological and social entity, as well as the problems it currently faces – problems shared by rivers everywhere, especially in the Pacific Northwest.
Interviews for the film include water activist Maude Barlow, author of Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever; Marty Griffin, environmentalist, author and founder of Friends of the Russian River; Jim Lichatowich, author of Salmon Without Rivers and Salmon, People and Place; Don McEnhill, executive director of Russian Riverkeeper; David Keller, Bay Area director of Friends of the Eel River and many other scientists, and individuals representing public and private agencies and organizations.
Created as a nonprofit project, the film is fiscally sponsored by the International Documentary Association (IDA).
– Submitted by The Russian River: All Rivers LLC