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The newly made feature traces the high-stakes history of water management in the American West through the lens of a single, vital river basin. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Arcie Chapa, the film chronicles the river's journey from centuries of peaceful Pueblo coexistence to its post-Western expansion transformation into a floodplain "menace." The film uncovers the complex rise of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District and examines the modern climate realities facing Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas as they navigate a diminishing water supply.

An epic history. A disappearing river. A choice to thrive.

Directed by award winning filmmaker Arcie Chapa, this gripping documentary explores a century of water management in the Middle Valley, bringing together hydrologist, farmers, Pueblo leaders, and environmentalists to navigate a future with 25% less water and share a river that's running dry.