Sandra Postel Movies
- 1996
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature - Last Oasis is part four of a four-volume award-winning documentary series that depicts the use and misuse of water in the American West. Based on Sandra Postel's book, Last Oasis, the episode takes an in-depth look at how America's large dams became prototypes for projects in developing countries. The Three Gorges Dam in China and the Sardar Sarovar Project on India's Narmada River are featured. The 60-minute program, which aired originally on PBS, is narrated by Alfre Woodard. The other three volumes in the series include: Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature - Mulholland's Dream, Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature - An American Nile, and Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature - The Mercy of Nature. ~ Kathleen Wildasin, All Movie Guide
Co-directors Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners conduct interviews with some of the world's leading scientists and creative thinkers in a film that asks whether or not it's too late to avoid the ecological disaster that looms ominously on the horizon. In addition to exploring how the human race has arrived at this crucial point in history, conversations with 50 leading thinkers, scientists, and leaders including former Soviet prime minister Mikhail Gorbachev, world-renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, and sustainable design experts Bruce Mau and William McDonough to find out just what humankind can do about the most pressing issues of our time. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Leonardo DiCaprio
