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Desert Passages

Laurence Durkin
Kevin Brennan
Ireland, 2026, 75 min.

In English with English subtitles.
This film is family friendly.

The Colorado River is drying up. Reservoirs are falling to record lows and drought continues to ravage the borderlands of the United States and Mexico. The heavily engineered water systems of the American Southwest buckle under the strain of an expanding population. Life for those on the fringes begins to unravel.

Category: Documentary, Feature.
Themes: Native American, Environment, World Cinema, Water.

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