Follow the Water is an Emmy-Nominated short documentary exploring the ripple effect of being physically and spiritually disconnected from the waters of the Pacific Northwest and what we can learn from the indigenous stewards of the land. We worked with the great people at Clean Rivers Coalition, a nonprofit who partnered with the Columbia Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, to produce this film. Together, we set out to answer questions surrounding our connection, disconnection and ultimate reconnection to water: How do indigenous people view their connection to water? How did the new inhabitants of this land become disconnected from the waters after settling here? How can we reconnect to the waters- and to each other? Our hope is that our film inspires conversations around how each of us can find our own unique way of feeling connected to the land and water we call our home and thereby have more stake in protecting it.

Follow the Water premiered at the Portland EcoFilm Festival to a sold out theater in the spring of 2023. It won "Best Oregon Documentary" at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival, and was officially selected to screen at the Klamath Film Festival, the Hometown Media awards where it won "Best Documentary" and the Hillsboro Film Festival. It continues to engage viewers on the Follow the Water website in addition to attracting interest in the campaign from state representatives aides and the Pacific Northwest Social Marketing Association but this quote from one of our clients says it all: “The response to the Follow the Water videos has been tremendous. I am so grateful to you for this beautiful film. I feel this is a home run. I love it. It fills my heart. I watched the film three times now, and each time, I got something new and different. My mind is blown by how the storytelling through the interviews makes the full arc across all these cultural dimensions. It's a timeless piece of work that will be the center of our outreach work.” - Roy Iwai, Water Resource Specialist, Multnomah County