Stay up to date on upcoming GCI and festival screenings of What the River Knows.

Upcoming Screenings

• Frozen River Film Festival
  • February 1-8, 2026 in Winona, MN – Schedule TBA

• GCI’s Arizona Film Tour – Tucson
  • Tuesday February 17, 2026 @ 7 PM – The Loft in Tucson, AZ
  • In partnership with Watershed Management Group

• GCI’s Arizona Film Tour – Phoenix
  • Wednesday February 18, 2026 @ 7 PM – Third St. Theater in Phoenix, AZ

• GCI’s Arizona Film Tour – Prescott
  • Thursday February 19, 2026 @ 5 PM – Prescott College
    James Stuckey Crossroads Center in Prescott, AZ
  • Event page coming soon

• Wild and Scenic Film Festival
  • Friday February 20, 2026 @ 7 PM in Nevada City, CA

• GCI’s Arizona Film Tour – Flagstaff
  • Saturday February 21, 2026 @ 5:30 PM – The Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff, AZ
  • In partnership with Grand Canyon Trust

• Check back in again soon for additional GCI screenings! GCI is in the process of planning a film tour.

Previous Screenings

• Mountainfilm
  • May 21-25, 2025
• 2025 Conference on the Colorado River co-convened by the Getches-Wilkinson Center and Water & Tribes Initiative
  • June 5-6, 2025
• Greenpoint Film Festival
  • August 6-10, 2025
• HollyShorts Film Festival
  • August 7-17, 2025
• Richmond International Film Festival
  • September 23-28, 2025
• Red Rock Film Festival
  • September 24-27, 2025
• Jackson Wild
  • September 29-October 3, 2025
• Bushwick Film Festival
  • October 1-5, 2025
• Raleigh Film and Arts Festival
  • October 3-5, 2025
• Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
  • October 13-20, 2025
• Sante Fe International Film Festival
  • October 15-20, 2025
  • Audience Award Best Documentary Short
• Bluff Arts Festival
  • October 16-19, 2025
• GCI’s Salt Lake City Premiere
  • October 23, 2025 – SOLD OUT
• Green Film Festival of San Francisco
  • October 24-30, 2025
  • Audience Award for Best Short
• Park City Film
  • November 6, 2025
• REEL East Texas Film Festival
  • November 7, 2025
• Mountainfilm On Tour in Watercolor, Florida
  • November 7, 2025
• Rivers of Change: Reckoning with the Impacts of Glen Canyon Dam through Science, Art, and Advocacy
  • November 13, 2025 – SOLD OUT
• Big Syn International Film Festival
  • November 14, 2025
  • International Short Documentary Winner
• Borrego Springs Film Festival
  • January 15, 2026
• Lookout Wild Film Festival
  • January 18, 2026

About the film

Over the last two years, Glen Canyon Institute has worked closely with Good Intentions Paving Co. directors Will Buckley and Diego Riley to create What the River Knows, a new documentary film exploring the reemergence of Glen Canyon from the receding waters of Lake Powell reservoir.

As over-consumption and climate change force a reckoning of Colorado River policy, we are presented with the opportunity to restore one of the most stunning landscapes on the planet. What the River Knows is an advocacy short-doc that examines this unique inflection point in a centuries-long history, weaving together past and present to reveal a new way forward for the Colorado River.

Behind the Scenes

Stills from the film