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Chasing Water

2011 USA / Duration: 19 mins
Directed by: Pete McBride

In Chasing Water, photojournalist Peter McBride sets out to document the flow of the Colorado River from source to sea. A Colorado native, McBride hails from a ranching family that depends on the Colorado for irrigation, and this is the story of his backyard. His simple desire is to find out where the irrigation water of his youth went after his family used it, and how long it took the water to reach the ocean. His experience, however, is not so straightforward, analogous, perhaps, to tracking down a special friend from childhood—one who was always full of vitality—only to find her utterly changed and diminished. Writer John Waterman joins McBride on this 1,500-mile journey, one that shows how the thirst of the 30 million that the Colorado supports takes a unhealthy toll.

2011 Official Selection
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Previous Festival Appearances/Shows:

DateTimeLocation
May 28 201112 p.m.Details
May 29 201112 p.m.Details
May 30 20119:15 a.m.Details

Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
May 3 2013Wilkie Center for Performing ArtsNewbury, MA
Apr 20 2013Brooks SchoolNorth Andover, MA
Dec 7 2012The Pingree SchoolSouth Hamilton, MA
Oct 6 2012Francis Scott Key AuditoriumAnnapolis, MDWebsite
Apr 13 2012The Hopkins CenterHanover, NH
Apr 12 2012Sacramento, CA
Apr 7 2012Rapid City, SD
Mar 30 2012Houston, TX
Feb 29 2012Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA
Feb 26 2012Wellesley, MA
Feb 25 2012Bend, OR
Feb 24 2012The Thacher SchoolOjai, CA
Feb 24 2012Alta, UT
Feb 16 2012The Bagdad TheaterPortland, OR
Feb 10 2012Las Cruces, NM
Feb 9 2012The Lensic CenterSanta Fe, NM
Jan 21 2012Trustees TheaterSavannah, GAWebsite
Jan 18 2012Alyeska ResortGirdwood, AK
Jan 11 2012Bear Tooth TheaterAnchorage, AK
Nov 15 2011The International HouseBerkeley, CAWebsite
Nov 11 2011University of Vermont- Grand Maple BallroomBurlington, VT
Nov 11 2011Montrose PavillionMontrose, CO
Nov 10 2011South Royalton, VT
Nov 4 2011Watercolor ResortSanta Rosa Beach, FL
Oct 22 2011Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln CenterNew York, NY
Oct 21 2011Roanoke, VA
Oct 7 2011Magnuson Park TheatreSeattle, WAWebsite
Aug 25 2011Wheeler Opera HouseAspen, COWebsite
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