Title Rock the boat : the LA River expedition / Cinema T, Magic Pebble Media, Lion's Heart Entertainment, California Landscape Contractors Association, electric lodge, WSR Creative present ; produced and directed by Thea Mercouffer ; producers, Heather Louise Parker, Randi Johnson, Richard A. Clark, Eve Adair

Published [San Francisco, California] : Video Project, 2011 ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (54 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences Summary Paris has the Seine, London has the Thames, and Los Angeles has the concreted 51 mile L.A. River. Rock the Boat is an entertaining look at the history and impact of the L.A. River - made famous in Hollywood movies - and how cities might reimagine and reclaim their once-natural resources to benefit L.A. today. When a government agency decides that the derided waterway is not worthy of environmental protection, a biologist becomes a whistle blower, a writer trades pen for paddle, and together with others they change the course of history in a local battle with national significance. For the past hundred years we've built our cities and roads, factories, dams and agricultural centers wherever we've wanted to, our engineering often triumphing over the natural lay of the land, more balanced design and even common sense. With climate change and an impending worldwide water crisis, we are now forced to examine the impact on nature of our urban lifestyle. Nowhere is this battle better illustrated than in Los Angeles - a dream city turned into nightmare sprawl. And nothing epitomizes man's efforts to reshape the face of the earth better than the L.A. River: used, abused and forgotten, it is now at the center of a major vision to transform this hermetically-sealed metropolis into a more sustainable model city for the 21st century. With striking images of the L.A. River, insightful interviews and a soft spot for humor, Rock the Boat documents the intrepid fight to renew the river and the city itself, and affirms the power of committed individuals to jump-start that change Notes Streaming video file Originally produced in 2011; released in 2012 Credits Director of photography, Ian Campbell ; editors, Thea Mercouffer, Reinita Susman, David Dobson ; composer, Mike Raznick Performer Narrator: David Dobson Notes Soundtrack in English; closed captioned Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Kanopy, viewed January 26, 2021) Subject United States. Federal Water Pollution Control Act. SUBJECT Federal Water Pollution Control Act (United States) fast (OCoLC)fst01362933 Subject Aquatic resources -- Conservation and restoration -- California -- Los Angeles River Wild and scenic rivers -- California. Aquatic resources conservation -- California Municipal water supply -- California -- Los Angeles River Rivers -- California -- Los Angeles River Watershed Watershed management -- California -- Los Angeles River Watershed Environmental protection -- California -- Los Angeles River Watershed Wild and scenic rivers. Municipal water supply. Aquatic resources -- Conservation and restoration. Aquatic resources conservation. Environmental protection. Rivers. Watershed management. SUBJECT Los Angeles River (Calif.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98005761 Subject California. California -- Los Angeles River. California -- Los Angeles River Watershed. Genre/Form Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Environmental films. Documentary films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Environmental films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction. Films environnementaux. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives. Form Streaming video Author Mercouffer, Thea, 1966- film director, film producer, editor of moving image work Parker, Heather Louise, film producer Johnson, Randi, film producer Clark, Richard A. (Producer), film producer Adair, Eve, film producer Dobson, David, narrator Campbell, Ian (Cinematographer), director of photography Susman, Reinita, editor of moving image work Dobson, David (Film editor), editor of moving image work, narrator Cinema T (Firm), presenter Magic Pebble Media (Firm), presenter Lion's Heart Entertainment (Firm), presenter California Landscape Contractors Association, presenter. Electric Lodge (Firm), presenter. WSR Creative (Firm), presenter

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