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You Can’t Dam Your Way to Paradise

You Can’t Dam Your Way to Paradise

2018 USA / Duration: 4 mins
Directed by: Ben Cowan, Taliesin Black-Brown

Colorado Premiere
The proposed Temperance Flat Dam would be the second tallest in California and the sixth dam on the San Joaquin River. The estimated $2.6 billion project would increase storage capacity in the basin, but it would also drown the scenic San Joaquin River Gorge. Although a new dam might make California politicians feel better about the state’s ongoing water problems, it would add only 1 percent to the Central Valley Project’s yield. In a time when all the economically feasible dams have already been built, this short proves that adding another won’t get us any closer to Eden.

Mountainfilm 2019 Official Selection
    • Ben CowanDirector
    • Taliesin Black-BrownDirector

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Festival Appearances/Shows:

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May 24 201910 a.m.Wilkinson Public LibraryDetails
May 25 201912:15 p.m.Masons HallDetails

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Nov 9 2019Rio TheatreSanta Cruz, CAWebsite
Oct 10 2019Gryphon TheatreLaramie, WY
Sep 18 2019The LyricFort Collins, COWebsite
Aug 30 2019Mazama Ranch HouseMazama, WAWebsite
Aug 24 2019Chautauqua AuditoriumBoulder, COWebsite
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