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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • United People
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • United People
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers. Dam removal has moved beyond the fictional Monkey Wrench Gang to go mainstream. Where obsolete dams come down,...

Directed By: Ben Knight, Travis Rummel

Written By: Yvon Chouinard, Matt Stoecker, Ben Knight

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • United People
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • United People
  • 1 h 27 m

DamNation

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
52
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.2
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Summary This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers. Dam removal has moved beyond the fictional Monkey Wrench Gang to go mainstream. Where obsolete dams come down,...

Directed By: Ben Knight, Travis Rummel

Written By: Yvon Chouinard, Matt Stoecker, Ben Knight

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Metascore
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75
May 9, 2014
What's unusual about DamNation isn't its politics but its production and distribution. It was financed by Patagonia and its chairman, Yvon Chouinard, and will be screened in Patagonia stores.
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70
May 6, 2014
Co-director and narrator Ben Knight interviews activists, officials, social jammers, and scientists, approaching the subject not with outrage, but with humor and optimism.
By Chris Packham FULL REVIEW
60
May 20, 2014
The film’s haphazard focus muddies the waters without doing anything to clarify the overall stakes. Fortunately, the continual visual splendors make a rather striking argument of their own.
By Geoff Berkshire FULL REVIEW
50
May 15, 2014
DamNation is certainly a picturesque splash of doc advocacy, as long as you don't dwell on the cracks.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
40
May 8, 2014
If the film is less persuasive for its lack of balance, it’s at least heartening to learn that undesirable dams can be destroyed and their rivers restored to their old ways and means.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.2
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33% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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0% Mixed
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33% Negative
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Production Company Patagonia Films, Felt Soul Media, Stoecker Ecological
Release Date May 9, 2014
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/damnationfilm
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Francisco Green Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Telluride Mountainfilm Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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