Swim for the River
This captivating chronicle by Tom Weidlinger (A Dream in Hanoi, MVFF 2002) highlights the extraordinary efforts of folks working to improve the places where they live. By the 1960s, mills, mines and electric plants had transformed New York's Hudson River into a toxic stew. Today, the Hudson is better, but far from clean: Eating the river's fish might kill you, and no one in his right mind would swim in it. Which, in 2004, is precisely what Chris Swain did: He swam the entire 315-mile river, from source to sea. Why, for god's sake? To bring awareness to what still needs to be done to make the Hudson “clean enough to drink” and to inspire fellow “friends for the river.” — J. Campbell
Director: Tom Weidlinger
Producer: Tom Weidlinger
Screenwriter: Tom Weidlinger
Cinematographer: Tom Weidlinger
Editor: Tom Weidlinger
Print Source:
Moira Productions
1535 Juanita Way
Berkeley, CA, 94702
Tel: 510.558.8013
Email: tomweidlinger@sbcglobal.net
Official Website: www.swimfortheriver.com
PRECEDED BY:
Titans of the Coral Sea
Director: Jordan Plotsky
NEW ZEALAND 2006 18 MINS An ancient society undergoes radical change as it enters the global economy: the subsistence fishermen of Papua New Guinea are running out of fish, after 14,000 years.
Sponsor:
Environmental Forum of Marin
