Drowned Land @Film Row Cinema

Doors Open at 6:00 PM (CST). Film Starts Promptly at 6:30 (CST).

Colleen Thurston/2025/83 Min/Environmental & Social Justice, Water, People & Cultures

Presented by Columbia College

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Rating, Audience & Advisory Info

• Recommended age 15+

Synopsis: Drowned Land (2025) is a documentary directed by Choctaw filmmaker Colleen Thurston that follows Indigenous water protectors fighting to save the ecologically diverse Kiamichi River in Oklahoma. The film highlights the struggle against, and the cycle of, displacement and environmental exploitation, featuring stories of local advocacy to preserve a vital community lifeline.

Awards & Accolades

• 2025 Circle Cinema Film Festival Winner: Best Documentary
• 2025 deadCenter Film Festival Winner: Best Documentary
• “Drowned Land makes it crystal clear—what’s flowing down the Kiamichi River isn’t just water but generations of pain, loss, and resilience.” - Alan Ng, Film Threat

Program Description: Arrive early when doors open, and stay after the film for enlightening facilitated dialogue with relevant experts and advocates. Additional program details forthcoming.

• A One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest-winning film, Is It Worth It? (2025, 8 Min) by Summit Olson, will also be featured.

Wayfinding/Transit/Parking Info: TBD

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Columbia College - Film Row Cinema, 1104 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, United States

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