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Ben Knight is an award-winning filmmaker known for his compelling narratives, meticulously crafted cinematography and poignant commentary on communities, cultures and ecosystems at stake.
In this poignant new film, award-winning filmmaker Ben Knight challenges us to think about land and water use in the West through an intimate portrait of a rural farming community in Pueblo, Colorado, as they fight to protect their water and land, and in turn, their culture and livelihood.
“Ben Knight is a brilliant film-maker and anyone who wants to figure out how to think about the fate of humanity should watch his excellent film.” – Johann Hari, bestselling author of Stolen Focus and Chasing the Scream. “Years in the making, this film’s release is perfectly timed between Covid trauma and nuclear holocaust.”
Jul 19, 2013 · All photos courtesy of DamNation] In July of 2011, Felt Soul Media filmmakers, Ben Knight and Travis Rummel, packed camera gear, computers and a few changes of clothing into a borrowed Sportsmobile van, braced themselves for a whole lot of time together and hit the road.
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Ben Knight . Roles: Director. Ben Knight is a filmmaker and once-Telluride local who was inspired to make films because of Telluride Mountainfilm. In 2014, DamNation (Mountainfilm 2014) premiered at the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas.
In July of 2011, Felt Soul Media filmmakers, Ben Knight and Travis Rummel, packed camera gear, computers and a few changes of clothing into a borrowed Sportsmobile van, braced themselves for a whole lot of time together and hit the road.
Nov 22, 2014 · DamNation: Directed by Ben Knight, Travis Rummel. With Edward Abbey, Bruce Babbitt, Lori Bodi, Yvon Chouinard. This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers.
