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  • 2019
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2019
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 37 m
The River and the Wall

Summary The River and the Wall follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands as they travel 1200 miles from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes. They set out to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a wall on the natural environment, but a...

Directed By: Ben Masters

  • 2019
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2019
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 37 m

The River and the Wall

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Summary The River and the Wall follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands as they travel 1200 miles from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes. They set out to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a wall on the natural environment, but a...

Directed By: Ben Masters

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90
May 9, 2019
The River and the Wall” comes on as innocent and glossy as a travelogue, but its scenic delights are the sugar coating on a passionate and spectacularly photographed political message.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
90
May 2, 2019
Director Ben Masters’ compelling, gorgeously shot, super-timely documentary The River and the Wall should be required viewing of anyone charged with making a public case for or against a border wall between the United States and Mexico.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
89
May 1, 2019
By the end of this epic and thoughtful expedition, you’re left with the unmistakable feeling that some things – in this case, the natural splendor of the Rio Grande ecosystem – should and indeed must remain unsullied by cheap Washington grandstanding and election year promises.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 24, 2019
The sweeping footage they captured is moving in its beauty. But the real reason for the film is “reason.” Ben Masters’ movie talks to stakeholders — ranchers, Border Patrol agents, experts on patterns of migration and immigration along the U.S./Mexico border and members of Congress. And none of them think this wall thing is a very good idea, for reasons ranging from the impracticality of it and the lack of utility (It won’t do the job.)
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cedar Creek Productions, Fin & Fur Films
Release Date May 3, 2019
Duration 1 h 37 m
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Website http://www.theriverandthewall.com/
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Awards

Jefferson State Flixx Fest
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Ulju Mountain Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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