Blood
of the Earth: Colorado River is
a documentary that follows the Colorado River from its source to its
delta. It is the story of a river that serves the most rapidly
growing population in the United States yet is so heavily used that
it often does not make it to the ocean.
The
film covers the issues of water rights, water diversions, mining,
and dams, and their impact on humans and river ecosystems. It
presents the viewpoints of farmers, the river's managers and native
people.
Blood of the
Earth
is a production of the Tibetan Ecology Foundation with the mission
of teaching basic environmental principals to Tibetans and others
with ties to Tibet. Tibetan ecology is crucial to the well-being of
all Asians, since the seven largest river systems on that continent
originate in Tibet. The Colorado River can teach many important
lessons for the Tibetan people, since it has been, for more than 100
years, the most extensively managed river system in the world.
Blood of the
Earth
was filmed in English but is currently being dubbed into the Tibetan
language by professionals in Tibet. The version that is distributed
in Tibet will have English and Tibetan language tracks plus English,
Tibetan, and Chinese subtitles.
