Film Premiere: Drowned Land with Colleen Thurston and Michael Farrell

Drowned Land, a documentary by Colleen Thurston, will premiere at Bemis Center as part of From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains: The Visible Currents of Climate Change. The film explores the fight to preserve the Kiamichi River in southeastern Oklahoma, highlighting the environmental and cultural challenges faced by the Choctaw Nation. Through personal narratives and historical context, it sheds light on the impacts of water diversion and dam construction on Indigenous communities. The screening will be followed by a discussion between filmmaker Colleen Thurston and Michael Farrell, co-founder of Platte Basin Timelapse.


Admission is free; RSVPs are encouraged.

Please note: Community leader Taylor Keen, originally announced as a speaker, is no longer able to participate in this event.

You may also like the following events from Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts:

• This Thursday, 31st July, 12:00 pm, Lunch + Learn with Monroe Burianek of Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha
• Next Thursday, 7th August, 06:00 pm, In Conversation: Author Anna Farro Henderson with Exhibiting Artist/Poet Trey Moody in Omaha
• Next Saturday, 9th August, 12:00 pm, Exhibition Highlights Tour in Omaha

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