Special Event
THE HUDSON: River at Risk
Written and Directed by Jon Bowermaster
Sunday, August 16 – 11:30 a.m.
Admission: FREE All are invited to join this important community dialogue.
A FilmWorks Forum presentation of three important documentary films outlining the current risks facing our beloved river and its environs. Each film will be followed by a panel discussion & audience Q&A moderated by Filmmaker & Director Jon Bowermaster
- BOMB TRAINS ON THE HUDSON
- THE LONG SHADOW OF INDIAN POINT
- A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS
Panel participants:
Jon Bowermaster, Writer/Director and Moderator
Ned Sullivan, President, Scenic Hudson
Didi Barrett, New York State Assemblymember
Cliff Weathers, Communications Director, Riverkeeper
Since it is our hometown river (Oceans 8 Films is headquartered in the Hudson Valley), Bowermaster and his crew decided to take a closer look at several of the more prominent risks: – The boom in transportation of crude oil down the river by barge and rail car, the always-problematic aging nuclear power plant at Indian Point, and the impact of the building of a replacement to the Tappan Zee Bridge (the largest construction project in North America), and its ultimate teardown.