January 8, 2007
Premiere of Fossil Creek Documentary to be Held in Phoenix
In an age of increasing energy needs, what would cause Arizona’s largest electric company to voluntarily remove one of its hydroelectric facilities? The answer is an intricate tapestry of many threads, whose story will be revealed at the World Premiere of the documentary - A River Reborn: The Restoration of Fossil Creek on January 14th at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix. This documentary is produced for Northern Arizona University (NAU) and the Museum of Northern Arizona by 5-time Emmy Award-Winning producer, Paul Bockhorst and narrated by, Cheers! actor Ted Danson. It tells how Arizona Public Service (APS) and environmental advocates overcame the odds to restore this beautiful river to the people of Arizona.
A Collaborative Project
A River Reborn is a joint project of Northern Arizona University, the Museum of Northern Arizona, and Paul Bockhorst Productions. The one-hour documentary was photographed by Emmy Award-winning videographer Douglas Crawford and edited by Rusty Colby. The original music was composed by Paul Morehouse. Support for the production was provided by the National Science Foundation, the USDI Bureau of Reclamation, and the Heritage Program of the Arizona Game and Fish Department, with additional funding from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, the Ecological Restoration Institute, and the Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research at Northern Arizona University.
A River Reborn will air on KAET Arizona Public Television at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2007. It will be distributed to public television stations across the country via satellite by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) in March, 2007.
For further information about A River Reborn and related educational materials, please visit:
www.RiverReborn.org
or contact:
Dr. Stefan Sommer, Executive Producer, A River Reborn
Director of Education, Merriam-Powell Center, Northern Arizona University
(928) 523-4463 / Stefan.Sommer@nau.edu