"The Mississippi", 2019

"The multiplatform documentary film, "​The Mississippi," reflects back on Pare Lorentz's ​"The River" - 81 years later.​ Historically, it is a present day reflection on what Lorentz so clearly and passionately described in the first twenty minutes of "​The River." To quote Lorentz's script​, the story, the outrage, and the passion that he expressed about the Mississippi River still exists, "Poor land makes poor people." "We built a hundred cities and a thousand towns - But at what a cost." As with​ "The River," the multiplatform documentary, ​"The Mississippi"​ explores the river as both the main character and a metaphor, a life-giving resource that, when tampered with, can take away both life and livelihood. As a result, the film tackles themes that illuminate "The River"​ - the conflict to preserve the natural environment and provide economic justice for those who find sustenance in the Mississippi.

The cinematic vision and the story is told through the landscape and through the people that embody the landscape. It is through this lens that the project strives to advocate for reform and justice." -- Abstract