Cook review: ‘Moved by Waters’ shows beauty of QC

If you want to see a beautiful short film – showcasing, no less, the sights and sounds of the Quad-Cities and Quad Citians working to improve the water quality of the area – now’s your chance.

‘Moved by Waters’ (Fourth Wall Films)

After the 28-minute film, stick around for a conversation with the filmmakers, Emmy Award-winning Tammy and Kelly Rundle, of Moline.

“Moved by Waters,” which premiered at the Putnam Museum, Davenport in January, focuses on the Upper Mississippi Watershed.

The groups working together – regardless of political affiliations — that are featured in the film are Partners of Scott County Watersheds, Augustana College–Upper Mississippi Center, City of Davenport, Quad City Arts, River Action, Quad City Conservation Alliance Wetlands Center, Nahant Marsh Education Center, Scott County Conservation, Wapsi River Environmental Education Center, and Living Lands & Waters.

“Moved By Waters” was a year-long project that features people from the Quad Cities region, such as Dick Riddell, the executive director of the QCCA Wetlands, which is 58 acres of wetlands donated to the Quad City Conservation Alliance for restoration and preservation. (Wetlands are land where water nearly, or completely, covers the soil throughout the year.) 

Images of students collecting water samples to help the community in its quest for quality water, gorgeous shots of wildlife, and interviews with the people involved in keeping water safe pack a lot into this movie that’s a lot of fun to watch, especially it includes so many recognizable locations. It’s a nice reminder that the Quad Cities is full of natural beauty and that people are working hard  to keep it that way.

This is among the films from Emmy Award-winning Tammy and Kelly Rundle in their Truth First Alliance.

4 stars

The new Fourth Wall Films documentary “Moved By Waters” will be shown at 10:15 a.m. Sunday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2136 N. Brady St., Davenport. There is no admission charge.