Forgotten Tragedy: The Story of the St. Francis Dam (2018)
• November 30th, 2018 • 1h 14min
Documentary
Overview
The largest man-made disaster of the 20th century, now largely lost to history. A journey through the early history of Los Angeles and the city's water needs. Ever-growing demand led to larger and larger projects, and eventually to tragedy. The history of the tragedy, the role of William Mulholland in the disaster and the city's water development, and how the lessons of the tragedy reflect on our current infrastructure needs today.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
King Coal
Released on: 2023-08-11
Documentary
The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its ...
Dams: The Lethal Water Bombs
Released on: 2011-06-25
Documentary
Documentary short about the disastrous dangers of aging, ailing dams.
Catastrophe
Released on: 1977-04-20
Thriller, Documentary
A film cataloguing some of the world's largest catastrophes.
The Giants
Released on: 2023-04-20
Documentary
A portrait of environmental folk hero & gay icon Bob Brown, who took green politics to the center of...
The Sign of Doom
Released on: 2022-07-25
Documentary
The pandemic has changed many things. Including Alfia, she is a teacher who has learned a lot from t...
Atomic Homefront
Released on: 2017-11-17
Documentary
Revealing St. Louis, Missouri's atomic past as a uranium processing center for the atomic bomb and t...
Our Story: The Indigenous Led Fight to Protect Greater Chaco
Released on: 2022-10-06
Documentary
Over 90 percent of the available lands in the Greater Chaco region of the Southwest have already bee...
Burning
Released on: 2021-09-09
Documentary
Follows the deadly Australian bushfires of 2019-2020, known as ‘Black Summer’. Burning is an explora...
Koyaanisqatsi
Released on: 1983-04-27
Documentary, Music
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having...
Back from the Brink: Saved from Extinction
Released on: 2019-10-01
Documentary
The remarkable true story of three animal species rescued from the brink of extinction: California’s...
The Apocalypse of the Animals
Released on: 1973-06-05
Documentary
A documentary about the life of wild animals.
Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan
Released on: 2010-01-16
Documentary, Drama, History
Also known as the "Kobe earthquake," the massive earthquake struck the southern Hyogo prefecture on ...
Live and Let Live
Released on: 2013-11-03
Documentary
Live and Let Live is a feature documentary examining our relationship with animals, the history of v...
An Inconvenient Truth
Released on: 2006-05-24
Documentary
A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwi...
No Otter Zone
Released on: 2012-08-24
Documentary
The Southern Sea Otter was historically abundant along the California coastline until intense huntin...
Threatened: The Controversial Struggle of the Southern Sea Otter
Released on: 2013-04-05
Documentary
Sea otters are once again in peril after being brought back from the brink of extinction. An unprece...
Another Side of the Forest
Released on: 1974-05-10
Documentary
Developments in the Canadian forestry industry during the 1970s are shown being carried out both as ...