I have never left you and I will always be here for you. Have you forgotten me? When you are ready to return I will be here for you. It's time we start a life together again... The Los Angeles River Kayaking in the Glendale Narrows |
A long stretch past Downtown |
LA River near Downtown LA |
Portaging.... PHOTOS by TOM ANDREWS
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Please spread the word about this documentary - to LA friends, environmentalists, or people who love documentaries. Help us create a greener future for the LA River - for all of us.
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Join us for a pre-screening of
"Rock The Boat"
and
"On The Edge"
- Admission is free
When: Wednesday, March 3rd
- 2010, 9PM
- Where: The Electric Lodge in
- Venice; 1416 Electric Avenue,
- Venice, CA 90291
- Free parking on site
Admission is free, but bring a checkbook,
just in case you are moved to support us.
Watch the films, meet the dancers, and
stay after for an informal discussion with
the filmmakers.
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Take Action...
WSR and Magic Pebble Media Welcome you to become a part of Film Making History.
Three ways to get involved:
- Simply forward this email to a friend. You may know a boating enthusiast or someone passionate about the environment and who would like to participate in our prescreening as well as volunteer to help promote our film.
- Volunteer. We have several volunteer positions to help us raise awareness about our film as well as raise funds for its completion.
- Donate. Your donations are tax deductable and your name may appear on the credits of our final cut of Rock The Boat!
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Okay, so we don't
usually post
notices here. But this
time we're making an
exception. Why? 1. Because we love
L.A. 2. Because we love
Water. 3. Because we know
the film director : ) Moreover, when LA's river
was shackled by cement,
the city's lifeblood was
iced
over by concrete.
Revive
the water flow and life
will
once again flow more
freely
and flourish. We're all for
that. So during this
82nd Annual Oscar
Week,
take a little time and
take in a Doc about the city that
cradles the film industry. Produced by Heather Louise Parker and Directed by Thea Mercouffer Cinematography by Ian Campbell, Edited by David Dobson, and Music by Mike Raznick For more information, or to view |
Magic Pebble Media and WSR Creative
present
"ROCK THE BOAT -
Reclaiming the LA River" |
ROCK THE BOAT - a fresh new doc
One man's dream to kayak in Los Angeles,
a cemented-in river, and
a watershed moment for the nation.
“Rock the Boat” follows a
controversial
and surreal
boating expedition down
the cemented-in
Los Angeles
River and looks at how
the ‘city of dreams’
turned into
nightmare sprawl due
to our history of using,
managing and re-
working nature in a
single-minded quest for
'more'.
(Think Huckleberry Finn
meets "Chinatown").
"Rock the Boat" is about
how we found paradise,
lost it, and might re-claim
it. By turning the
LA River into a vibrant focal
point of LA,
as many are now envisioning,
this ever-expanding
city might be again alive
with hope and dreams,
while becoming almost
completely locally reliant for its water supply. |
"On The Edge" (6 minutes short)
In the summer of 2008 a
group of intrepid A
ngelenos embarked on an
unlikely and very
illegal adventure: to boat the
entire 51-mile length of the
forbidden LA River.
Just after they were stopped
by police in
helicopters, they were
met by three groups of dancers.
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