DamNation

Presented by Patagonia. A Stoecker Ecological & Felt Soul Media Production. Executive Producer: Yvon Chouinard. Produced by Matt Stoecker, Travis Rummel. Directed by Ben Knight, Travis Rummel. Associate Producer: Beda Calhoun. Director of Photography: Ben Knight. Director of Underwater Photograpahy: Matt Stoecker. Additional Photography: Travis Rummel. Editor: Ben Knight. Narrator: Ben Knight. Conceived by: Matt Stoecker & Yvon Chouinard | 2014 | 87 min.

2015 Official Selection

Award Winner: 2015 Jury Award

This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers. Dam removal has moved beyond the fictional Monkey Wrench Gang to go mainstream. Where obsolete dams come down, rivers bound back to life, giving salmon and other wild fish the right of return to primeval spawning grounds after decades without access.