TALES OF THE SAN JOAQUIN: A RIVER RESTORED Revised and expanded. Based on the original film that
helped save California's San Joaquin River (Tales of the San Joaquin: A River
Journey). With new chapters and scenes of the restored
river.
For sixty years, parts of the 350-mile San Joaquin River have been turned
into a perpetual desert by water diversion for farming, thus destroying habitat
for thousands of migrating salmon. Tales of the San Joaquin tells the story of
the river and its restoration through oral histories of those who live and work
along the length of the river.
After a successful twenty-year lawsuit
against the federal government by a coalition of fifteen environmental and
fishing organizations, the San Joaquin River has been reborn as shown in the
film's conclusion. A glowing and inspiring portrait of the San Joaquin River
from its source in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to its eventual merging with the
Sacramento River and onward into San Francisco Bay. The film celebrates Mark
Twain's classic observation that the " face of the river is an open book, with a
new story to tell every day."
Running time: 58 minutes Written
and Directed by Christopher Beaver Cinematography by Scott Andrews Edited
by John Nutt
