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Mar 19, 2024 · In a one-hour story spanning 981 miles, This Is the Ohio, a new documentary by Morgan Atkinson, inspires, entertains, and offers a fresh perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the Ohio River and its communities.
Although the film was mostly shot in Milwaukee, the opening credits are all Cleveland, featuring the Guardians of Traffic, Public Square, Terminal Tower and freighters on the Cuyahoga River, all set to the music of Randy Newman’s 1972 song “Burn On” (inspired by the infamous fires on the river caused by industrial pollution).
May 6, 2024 · “This Is The Ohio” follows Louisville filmmaker Morgan Atkinson’s journey down the river – starting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ending in Cairo, Illinois – and his undertaking of what he...
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Nov 18, 2018 · The original Ohio River “project,” when completed in 1929, consisted of 50 lock and dam structures and the Louisville-Portland Canal and Lock and provided a reliable channel depth of 9 feet.
The documentary brings to life the people and choices that can make the Ohio a beautiful river once again. Powerful earthquakes in 1811 were said to make the Ohio flow backwards. We hope our documentary can change the course of the Ohio in a different way.
May 1, 2024 · The one-hour documentary called “This Is The Ohio” features the travels of filmmaker Morgan Atkinson and his 981-mile journey along the river from the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers near Cairo, Illinois, to the city of Pittsburgh, according to a release.
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Once dubbed "the beautiful river," the Ohio River has since fallen on hard times, derided by some as the dirtiest river in America. Filmmaker Morgan Atkinson travels the 981-mile waterway from Pennsylvania to Illinois, discovering more hopeful perspectives that look at the river in new and provocative ways. Watch now.