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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 |
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Streaming video file |
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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 |
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Soundtrack in English; closed captioned |
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Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Kanopy, viewed January 26, 2021) |
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United States. Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act (United States) fast (OCoLC)fst01362933 |
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Aquatic resources -- Conservation and restoration -- California -- Los Angeles River
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Wild and scenic rivers -- California.
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Aquatic resources conservation -- California
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Municipal water supply -- California -- Los Angeles River
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Rivers -- California -- Los Angeles River Watershed
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Watershed management -- California -- Los Angeles River Watershed
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Environmental protection -- California -- Los Angeles River Watershed
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Wild and scenic rivers.
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Municipal water supply.
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Aquatic resources -- Conservation and restoration.
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Aquatic resources conservation.
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Environmental protection.
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Rivers.
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Watershed management.
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Los Angeles River (Calif.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98005761
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California.
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California -- Los Angeles River.
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California -- Los Angeles River Watershed.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Environmental films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Environmental films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Films environnementaux.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Streaming video
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Mercouffer, Thea, 1966- film director, film producer, editor of moving image work
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Parker, Heather Louise, film producer
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Johnson, Randi, film producer
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Clark, Richard A. (Producer), film producer
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Adair, Eve, film producer
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Dobson, David, narrator
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Campbell, Ian (Cinematographer), director of photography
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Susman, Reinita, editor of moving image work
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Dobson, David (Film editor), editor of moving image work, narrator
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Cinema T (Firm), presenter
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Magic Pebble Media (Firm), presenter
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Lion's Heart Entertainment (Firm), presenter
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California Landscape Contractors Association, presenter.
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Electric Lodge (Firm), presenter.
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WSR Creative (Firm), presenter
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