ACEQUIAS: THE LEGACY LIVES ON

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Water, Star Medicine 12m, Documentary, Student, Short A teacher and her students study the nature, science, and brilliance of water. They visit the Rio Grande in New Mexico and interview Veda Austin, a New Zealand Māori scientist to learn that water is life, memory, and healing. Stories From the Grass 17m 57s, Documentary A short film about the author Anne J. Thomas and the artist J. A. Fleming, who are one and the same. A thoughtful and evocative film about her life and inspirations that captures her experience running a wild horse sanctuary along the Santa Fe Trail in New Mexico. With her love of New Mexico history, she takes advantage of her location to relive some of the Santa Fe Trail with her dog Holly and horse Fancy and the ghosts of those who came before. Acequias: The Legacy Lives On 56m 46s, Documentary, History Acequias -The Legacy Lives On is an hour long visually stunning documentary film about New Mexico's enduring acequias (the network of historic irrigation ditches) as seen through the eyes of farmers, advocates, scholars, practitioners, and members of the community. The film unfolds through a series of storylines including the acequias' current challenges, such as climate change and water rights transfers, their important role in the development of local food sheds, and the economic opportunity they provide for members of rural communities.