River Movies

Bas Jan Ader hangs from the branch of a tall tree, until he loses his grip and falls into a river below.

'Rooted' is a dream-like experimental short film created by Elke Hounshell and Ash Carroll. This short film explores how nature is a healing practice...

A man’s female friend who just came back from London spends time on the river shore.

Travelogue released on the first of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

An observational documentary, shot on high-contrast black and white 16mm film, about a largely undeveloped river in southeastern North Carolina that...

When you look at a river, what do you see? Remembering Holland by Jan Wouter van Reijen carries the viewer through the basin of the River Waal, past...

When the Tanana River bridge was installed in Salcha, Alaska, the community worried about the levee's effects on fish wildlife. Salcha Elementary...

We get to know a few inhabitants of central European rivers.

A reflection on loss and nature’s quiet observance in a small nook of the Ozarks. 

A father-and-son fishing duo find a briefcase of criminal money in a river and are chased by both the police and the criminals.

One peaceful day for the farmers in the summer of 2009, the Korean government announced the master plan for the “4 Major Rivers Project.”...

A bridge over River Sava is being built. The opening ceremony is a festive occasion.

'Guadalquivir' is a feature length documentary directed by Joaquín Gutiérrez that features a fox, an animal that has adapted, living in...

Artist-in-residence in Cherbourg, Laura Molton has worked with the children of the Simone Veil elementary school. They followed the Trottebec, a...

River Lis runs polluted through Leiria. It's been 50 years since the first pig farm was installed in the region. Since then, people have lived with...

This "Working River" documentary traces a journey down the length of the Ohio River, primarily on two long haul towboats, with crew members you meet...

One of the earliest films to be shot in India apparently shows the Calcutta ghats - or does it?