The Colorado DVD/Blu-Ray Disc Package
For five million years the Colorado River has carved through and created some of the most majestic landscapes on the planet.
For five million years the Colorado River has carved through and created some of the most majestic landscapes on the planet. It has also become a lifeline of a vast proportion of North America, providing the water that sustains nearly 40 million people, half a dozen major cities, and an immense agricultural empire. Because of these demands, the river is so overused and overpromised that it no longer flows to the sea or nourishes its delta.
The Colorado, set to music by today’s leading composers and narrated by stage legend Mark Rylance, takes us on a journey in nine chapters through the prehistoric settlements of the region, the period of European exploration, the dam-building era, modern industrial agriculture and immigration, and the impact of climate change. The Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, cellist Jeffrey Zeigler (Kronos Quartet), and composer-percussionist Glenn Kotche (Wilco) perform the film’s exhilarating score.
In English with subtitles in Spanish and Turkish.
Credits
- Director: Murat Eyuboglu
- Writers: William deBuys and Murat Eyuboglu
- Narrator: Mark Rylance
- Lyrics: William deBuys
- Producers: VisionIntoArt, National Sawdust, The Colorado, LLC, in association with New Amsterdam Records
- Cinematography: Murat Eyuboglu
- Music Director: Jeffrey Zeigler
- Composers: Glenn Kotche, Paola Prestini, Shara Nova, William Brittelle, John Luther Adams
Table of Contents
- BEGINNINGS
- A PADRE, A HORSE, A TELESCOPE
- AN UNKNOWN DISTANCE YET TO RUN
- SHIMMERING DESERT
- THE COLOSSUS
- CATHEDRALS IN THE DESERT
- EL CORRIDO DE JOE R.
- WELCOME TO THE ANTHROPOCENE
- PALETTE OF A NEW CREATION
Praise for The Colorado
“Visually captivating and unsettling.” “Performed by some of the most innovative soundsmiths around.” —The New York Times
“Emotionally and intellectually rich.” —Nature
“A multidimensional portrait…alternately spectral, dazzling, ugly, and phenomenal.” —The Santa Fe New Mexican
“A striking, thoughtful and cautionary piece of art.” —The Houston Chronicle
Blu-Ray and DVD set
978-0-5782-72599-4
$11 set; $45 book and disc combination package
Set: Arizona residents add 9.18% sales tax. Combo: Arizona residents add 8.951% sales tax.
Set: $5.00 via USPS Media Mail. Combo: $8.00 via USPS Media Mail. Contact This Earth Press for international shipping.