Directed by
Christopher J Carter, Raleigh E Latham
Country of Origin
United States
Runtime
26:14
Category
an we revive our rivers and landscapes? Can we bring water back to regions that have been desertified? Yes we can, and this example shows us how.
Drought and water scarcity are now issues all around the world. Cities are running out of water, landscapes are engulfed in flames, and every year drought, flood and fire become more common and severe. Despite the huge amount of energy and money that has been put into developing elaborate water systems, the distribution and availability of water seems to continue getting worse. The engineered solutions that nations around the world have pursued, while solving our immediate needs, have made the long term outlook even more bleak. The best solutions we’ve found have come from people living close to their landscape, dependent on the health of their land for their own survival.
Director Biography – Christopher J Carter, Raleigh E Latham
Christopher “C.J.” Carter is a Montana-raised filmmaker and professional regional planner known for making difficult shoots, stories, and plans happen. He brings 12 years of experience in documentary filmmaking, land use and integrated water resource planning, strategy development, science communication, and educational design with clients, organizations, and Indigenous communities across Canada, the United States and the world. Logging time with elders, stewards, and leaders working on water, CJ has developed a strong understanding of the pressures facing water and communities — the power of story, good planning, and the need for a generation of local earth repair professionals dedicated to the future of water. As a dedicated alpine citizen, he is passionate about emboldening headwater’s cultures, namely their languages, traditional knowledge, rights and lands. In his free time, he is an avid Alpinist and you can find him tracing skylines and on the land with dear friends.
Raleigh Latham weaves together his passion for storytelling, filmmaking, marketing and ecosystem restoration into the thread of Water Stories. Since 2011, Raleigh has helped regenerative companies tell their stories and helped them build an audience. His dream is to turn Water Stories into a thriving Water School where anyone can find the training, funding and support they need to build water retention and ecosystem restoration projects. Before Water Stories, Raleigh helped cofound the Soil Foodweb School and several media companies.