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Reflection: A Walk with Water
“Long ago, when the earth was just lava, rock and ocean, something happened in the water. Something flickered to life. It came at first like the mist atop an emerging wave—just the first expression of a building momentum. And in time, a massive wave of life energy lifted from those oceans and covered the planet in a blanket of life forms. Life emerged there in those oceans, and it expresses itself now wherever there is water. It’s almost as if this quality of aliveness is just a glint that shines through the water in all things.”
~ Emmett Brennan
In Reflection: A Walk with Water director Emmett Brennan joined and covered a group of walkers in the Owens Valley, in the eastern Sierras, in southern California, to walk three weeks next to the Los Angeles aqueduct. The walkers were concerned about our changing climate—concerned, ultimately, about the quality of life on Earth.
Along the aqueduct’s way we hear from a variety of ecologists, indigenous people, and permaculture practitioners sharing their knowledge and wisdom. Water, of course, is the prime focus. Brennan interviews farmers, engineers, grazers, and city planners all to address the health of our planet, our flora and fauna, and ourselves.
Reflection: A Walk with Water is very well crafted. I have viewed and enjoyed the film two times so far. I was also moved by the film’s music put together by a team of musicians and composers: Jacob Collier, Justin Kauflin, Emmett Brennan, Jiordi Rosales, Tammy Ari, and Geir Brillian. Yours truly would love to have the music sound track to enjoy.
Note: Reflection: A Walk with Water will be playing at the Smith Rafael Film Center on October 14 and 15, as part of the Mill Valley Film Festival.
ORGANIZATIONS
Walking Water: https://walking-water.org/
TreePeople: https://www.treepeople.org/
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center: https://oaec.org/
Regenerative Design Institute: https://www.regenerativedesign.org/
East End Eden Farm: https://numundo.org/center/united-states/east-end-eden
Singing Frogs Farm: http://www.singingfrogsfarm.com/
Grass Nomads: https://www.grassnomads.com/
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Kudos to Emmett Brennan on directing his first documentary film, and hitting it out of the park.
(Photo courtesy of ‘Reflection: A Walk with Water’)