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THE VALLEY AND THE LAKE is a four-part film odyssey focused on water issues, conflicts, and hopes in California’s Central Valley, the breadbasket of the world and also the most human-altered landscape on the planet.


PART ONE: Tales of the San Joaquin River

PART TWO: Tulare - The Phantom Lake

PART THREE: When You Return

PART FOUR: Water Beneath Our Feet

Part 1: As we journey the length of the San Joaquin River, one question will not go away. Is it possible that the fate of this one river in the most productive agricultural region in the world, California’s Central Valley, offers a chance to restore the historical balance between nature and the mark of humans on the land?


The Valley and the Lake is a four-part Film Odyssey focused on water issues, conflicts and hopes in California’s Central Valley, the breadbasket of the world and also the most human altered landscape on the planet.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    60 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Rating
    Not Rated
  • Director
    Christopher Beaver
  • Producer
    Christopher Beaver
  • Filmmaker
    Christopher Beaver