Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens presents a free screening of Reflection: a walk with water as part of their virtual environmental film series from Wednesday, September 14 through Friday, September 16. Guests are welcome to watch the film at their convenience from 7 AM on September 14 through 11:59 PM on September 16. A live discussion about the film will be held on Friday, September 16 at 7 pm ET on Zoom.

This virtual event is free, but advance registration is required. Register here!

Screening Room opens: 7 am ET on Wednesday, September 14
Post-Screening Discussion: 7 pm ET on Friday, September 16 via Zoom.

To watch the film: Go to the Film Screening Room and enter the video password provided by your host: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Contact [email protected] if you have questions.

ABOUT THE FILM

Trailer:

The conditions that make life possible are rapidly changing. Reckoning with this reality on the cusp of a record-setting dry season, filmmaker Emmett Brennan embarks on a powerful journey to find stories of hope and healing. Brennan sets out to walk 200 miles next to the iconic Los Angeles aqueduct. Along the way he encounters cultural leaders, ecological iconoclasts, and indigenous wisdom keepers who are re-envisioning our relationship to water. The water cycle is being broken, they say, and the consequence is an increasingly erratic and uninhabitable planet. Through a series of intimate vignettes, Reflection: a walk with water offers essential guidance for reviving this cycle. This award-winning film highlights transformational stories from LA and other parts of California and makes widespread ecological healing seem well within reach. Providing deep insight into the inseparability of water and life, Reflection helps equip our minds and hearts for the important work ahead.