Augustana College will offer a free screening of “Moved by Waters,” a documentary focused on the bi-state network of people and organizations working toward improved water quality, on the Rock Island campus.
The screening is at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in Augustana’s Olin Auditorium, 820 38th St. Parking is available in Lot H off 7th Avenue.
The screening and a panel discussion are sponsored by Augustana College’s Upper Mississippi Center.
“Moved by Waters” was created by Emmy award-winning filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films. It depicts collaborative projects involving organizations and diverse groups of students, teachers, artists, farmers and volunteers of all ages working toward improving the quality of water in the Quad-Cities region and the Upper Mississippi Watershed.
According to Fourth Wall Films, it was made possibly by a grant from Roger Ross Gipple. The independent media production company formerly located in Los Angeles is now based in Moline.
Bucking national narrative
“The ‘Moved by Waters’ story is the opposite of the national narrative,” director-writer Kelly Rundle said on Fourth Walls’ website. “The national narrative tells us that Americans are too divided politically to work together on anything. The people we met and talked to while making this film showed us the opposite.”
The panel discussion will feature:
- Steve Gustafson, an environmental geological engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers.
- Dr. Brittany McCall, Augustana professor of biology who specializes in studying fish in freshwater systems.
- Amy Kay, City of Davenport’s clean water manager.
Dr. Michael Reisner is director of Augustana’s Upper Mississippi Center. He said he’s proud to gather the community to learn from the film and engage in an important environmental discussion.
“This film is important because it shows the importance of engaging a diverse array of stakeholders, many with different values and sometimes even conflicting interests,” he said. “It is the only way to make real progress on conserving and restoring the watersheds of the Midwest.”
The Upper Mississippi Center was founded in 2013. It mobilizes faculty and students to help communities solve social, economic and environmental challenges. Recent projects include the water line inventory project assisting the Rock Island’s response to the the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act. I also assisted with the multi-year Sustainable Urban Watersheds research project.
