In her five-part docu series “American Rivers”, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker Katja Esson tells unusual stories about the Colorado River, the Miami River, the Los Angeles River, the Chicago River and the Detroit River.

For the episode “The Los Angeles River – From Mountain Wilderness to Cement Corset”, she won the German Nature Film Award 2017. Here are a few impressive shots of life with the Los Angeles River.

Video details:

Period: 2016
Resolution: HD
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Original sound: no
Colour: yes
Source: rbb – from “American Rivers – The Los Angeles River – From Mountain Wilderness to Cement Corset“, rbb/ARTE, 31.10.2016