River Movies

Released in February of 1922. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a vast, mineral rich country the size of Western Europe. Alastair Leithead takes an epic journey from the...

Set in Nagaland, the film hopes to find resonance in other geo-political locations of the world where people living on the margins are challenged by...

A unique view of one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. The film is tinted to portray the falls amid highly picturesque setting in the...

The river and nature are placed in the forefront of the film, taking on the role of the main character. Through rare archival materials in addition...

A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...

A kappa village is devastated by a large storm during festival preparations. With no fish in the river, the village is weakened. Kawatarou and his...

In this short film Bert Haanstra gives his vision - from the water – of a tranquil Holland. During filming he held the camera upside down and...

A subtle lyrical story about youth, the search for truth, the first painful experiences of love of young men from Tashkent. Rodin — a kind and...

A documentary that reveals California's complex struggle over who gets fresh water, and how moneyed interests game the system. Constant battling over...

The rivers of Africa bring life and abundance to their inhabitants, but they can also be the arena for some of nature's greatest challenges and...

In the cobalt mining areas of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), babies are being born with horrific birth defects. Scientists...

Documentary about the degraded rivers of Canterbury, New Zealand.

This short film from canoeist Bill Mason explains clearly how to locate a deep water channel by reading the rapids and how to apply paddling strokes...

Following disastrous floods, a vast construction project is in the process of revitalizing the Rhone by removing the concrete straitjacket, and...

During the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh, in a remote village, a landlord collaborated with the Pakistani army. After the death of his brother,...