Throughout history, rivers have shaped our landscapes and our journeys; flowed through our cultures and dreams. RIVER takes its audience on a journey through space and time; spanning six continents, and drawing on extraordinary contemporary cinematography, including satellite filming, the film shows rivers on scales and from perspectives never seen before. Its union of image, music and sparse, poetic script will create a film that is both dream-like and powerful, honoring the wildness of rivers but also recognizes their vulnerability.
Spoken word by Willem Dafoe
“River does not request your attention. It demands your surrender. Flowing against the current of today’s commercial moviemaking, it’s out to slow the pulse rate and induce a trancelike state of reflection.”
-Sydney Morning Herald
“An impressive visual event for the big screen.”
-the Guardian
Nelson Sigelman worked for 27 years at The Martha’s Vineyard Times, where he was a reporter, later news editor and wrote a popular fishing column that often focused on environmental issues. He left the newspaper in 2016. These days, besides working for the Tisbury Shellfish department, Nelson is a contributor to Martha’s Vineyard Magazine. His stories include “Down by the River,” a description of the damaged ecology of Mill Brook and the native brook trout that struggle to survive, and “And Now for the Eel Story,” about a creature that once supported Island families and is one of nature’s enduring mysteries.
