The American Southwest is a family-friendly documentary that follows two intertwined storylines: the journey of the Colorado River from its headwaters to the sea, and the evolving human relationship with the river and its wildlife over thousands of years. The film highlights spectacular ecological events while exploring society’s impact on water and the natural world, emphasizing both the capacity to degrade and the power to restore it. Unlike typical wildlife films, it blends nature storytelling with social and environmental realities, confronting water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and the challenges of a warming, drying Southwest.
