UPCOMING EVENTS
World Water Day screening at Philbrook Museum of Art
Philbrook Museum of Art and Tulsa Artist Fellowship present a screening of Drowned Land in celebration of World Water Day.
Choctaw singer-songwriter and Drowned Land composer Samantha Crain performs before the screening.
Doors at 6 p.m., program begins at 7 p.m.
New York Premiere
Join us for the New York premiere of Drowned Land hosted by Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film. Director Colleen Thurston will be in attendance for a Q&A.
Ocean City Film Festival - 2nd screening
There are two opportunities to view the film at OCFF:
Thursday, May 5 at 11:00 a.m. in the Process Royale Theater
Saturday, May 7 at 2:00 p.m. in the Gold Coast Theater
Visit Ocmdfilmfestival.com for tickets and more information!
Ocean City Film Festival
There are two opportunities to view the film at OCFF:
Thursday, May 5 at 11:00 a.m. in the Process Royale Theater
Saturday, May 7 at 2:00 p.m. in the Gold Coast Theater
Visit Ocmdfilmfestival.com for tickets and more information!
The Loft Film Festival
Drowned Land will screen twice as part of The Loft Film Festival:
Friday, Nov. 7 @ 11:15 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 12 @ 2:45 p.m.
More information here.
Tar Creek Environmental Conference
https://www.leadagency.org/event-details/27th-national-environmental-tar-creek-conference
Bemis Center Film Premiere: Drowned Land with Colleen Thurston and Michael Farrell
Drowned Land will screen at Bemis Center as part of From the Great Lakes to the Great Plains: The Visible Currents of Climate Change on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival
Drowned Land will screen at the Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival: Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the Poeh Cultural Center.
Fort Smith International Film Festival & MidAmerica Film Market
Drowned Land will screen at the Fort Smith International Film Festival: Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Ft Smith Convention Center.
Talihina Community Screening
Join us for the Kiamichi River Valley Premiere of the documentary DROWNED LAND.
The film — a tribute to the long-fought battle to protect the Kiamichi River — will be followed by a conversation with the filmmakers and river valley residents.
The screening is free and open to the public.
Talihina Public School Campus | Auditorium | 600 1st St, Talihina, OK 74571-2003
Circle Cinema Film Festival
Drowned Land, Winner of the 2025 Circle Cinema Film Festival “Best Documentary” Award. Tulsa Premiere, Saturday, July 12, 2025. Circle Cinema.
Lumbee Film Festival Screening
Drowned Land will screen at the Lumbee Film Festival in Pembroke, NC, on July 5, 2025.
Ouray International Film Festival Screenin
Drowned Land will screen at the Ouray International Film Festival in Ouray, CO, on June 21, 2025.
deadCenter Film Festival Screenings
Drowned Land will screen at the deadCenter Film Festival in Oklahoma City, OK on June 14 and June 15 2025.
Seattle International Film Festival Screenings
Drowned Land will screen at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 16 & May 20, 2025.
Thin Line Fest Screening
Drowned Land will screen at the Thin Line Fest on Friday, April 25 in downtown Denton, Texas at the GDAC venue.
8:00pm CDT
WORLD PREMIERE D.C. SCREENING
After seven years in the making, Colleen Thurston’s DROWNED LAND is premiering at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) at 7pm at the Gala Hispanic Theater.
Featuring a conversation with filmmaker Colleen Thurston (Director) and Melissa Bisagni.
SANTA FE SCREENING
DROWNED LAND is premiering in Santa Fe, New Mexico on March 23rd at 6pm at the Violet Crown Cinema.
The Sierra Club’s Rio Grande Chapter and Santa Fe Watershed Commission will partner for a post-screening conversation moderated by filmmaker, scholar, and community engagement specialist Beverly Singer (Santa Clara/Diné).
LOS ANGELES SCREENING
DROWNED LAND is premiering in Los Angeles on March 23rd at 6pm at the Now Instant Image Hall. Join us for a conversation following the screening with our special guests.
🎤 Featuring:
Nanobah Becker - moderator
Kyndall Noah - speaker
Isaiah Mendoza - speaker
Presented by our partners Women in Film and Owens Valley Indian Water Commission.
Past Events
July 26, 2025
Kiamichi River Valley Community Screening
Talihina, OK
November 4, 2025
Green River College
Auburn, WA
November 20, 2025
Osage Water Symposium
Pawhuska, OK
December 11, 2025
Apex Cinema
McAlester, OK
December 12, 2025
Choctaw Casino Cinemas
Durant, OK
December 13, 2025
Cinema One
Antlers, OK
December 14, 2025
Legacy on Main Street
Eufaula, OK
December 15, 2025
Museum of the Red River
Idabel, OK
December 16, 2025
Tahlequah Performing Arts Center
Tahlequah, OK
February 24, 2026
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT