River of Renewal

2009 VisionMaker Film Festival home

(56 minutes), Release Date: 2009, Filmmaker: Jack Kohler

Jack Kohler journeys through California's Klamath River basin, which is in crisis over wild salmon and scarce water. River flow management that benefits utility companies, farmers and ranchers along the Klamath River have brought this vital eco-system to near collapse, endangering several species of wild salmon. Kohler travels through the country of his ancestors where he witnesses the contentious quest for balance between economics, environment, and sustaining the spiritual center of the Basin's Native inhabitants.

The VisionMaker Film Festival for 2009 has ended. You can still watch this film on public television: http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder or buy the DVD at VisionMaker Video http://visionmaker.semkhor.com.

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