ML LINCOLN FILMS

"Drowning River," ML Lincoln's award winning documentary short, has garnered several festival awards. Featuring singer/songwriter/activist Katie Lee, the film tells the story of this eloquent and feisty woman's 50-year battle against the Arizona politics and corporate agendas that 'murdered' her beloved Glen Canyon. Drowned under Powell Reservoir, the film reveals the grave environmental errors caused by the flooding of this remarkable and little known canyon. We see the beauty of Glen Canyon as it was before the dam and hear Katie describe the struggle to stop the dam's construction and her continuing activism to drain the reservoir and restore the free-flowing Colorado River. At 90 years of age, Katie Lee is one of a unique group of activists that has helped bring national and international attention to the degradation and environmental mismanagement of the Colorado Plateau's rivers and canyons and the bad science behind big dams. The film received recognition for Best Picture and Best Director at the Zaki Gordon Shorts Film Festival, the LeAnn Lucero Award and Honorable Mention at the Taos Film Festival. Festival screenings include, The Big Easy Film Festival, Sedona International Film Festival, Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival, Aspen Shorts Film Festival, Durango Film Festival and the Telluride Mountain Film Festival.

"Drowning River," tells both a sad and inspiring story. It is the first of ML Lincoln's films that explores not only the stunning canyon lands of the southwest but also the unique characters that inspired Ed Abbey's renowned novel, "The Monkey Wrench Gang."