Inondations : une menace planétaire

Flood in the Desert

2022 · ★ 10

Explore the 1928 collapse of the St. Francis Dam, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering and human failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, a self-taught engineer who ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing the city water via aqueduct. The catastrophe killed more than 400 people and destroyed millions of dollars of property.

A Global Warning?

2007 · ★ 4

Global warming in context. What the climate of the past tells us about the climate of the future.

Life After People

2008 · ★ 7

In this special documentary that inspired a two-season television series, scientists and other experts speculate about what the Earth, animal life, and plant life might be like if, suddenly, humanity no longer existed, as well as the effect humanity's disappearance might have on the artificial aspects of civilization.

Quand la Seine débordera

2023 · ★ 8

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The Rescue

2021 · ★ 8

The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.

Swannanoan Silt

Swannanoan Silt is a two-channel live projection performance examining how communities in WNC cope and rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The projected 16mm motion pictures and slide photography engage directly with the hurricane’s invisible ecological impact, as the film was processed in the contaminated Swannanoa and French Broad Rivers. This work strives to highlight the perseverance, radical empathy, and dedication to one another in our mountain communities despite such adversity.

Water at the Door: The High River Flood

2013

A one hour documentary on the aftermath of the 2013 Alberta Floods in the town of High River.

Back in the Saddle: Face Off with the Flood

2013

A dramatic one hour documentary, telling the behind-the-scenes story of the Calgary Flames efforts to get their home back in time for the season opener after the catastrophic 2013 Calgary flood.

Agnes 50: Life After The Flood

2022

On Friday, June 23, 1972, Pennsylvania suffered the wrath of Hurricane Agnes, which at the time was the costliest hurricane to hit the United States and would claim the lives of 128 people in the storm’s path. Now, at the 50th anniversary, WVIA explores what we as a region have learned from the Agnes tragedy. Half a century later, how did this epic event permanently change our communities – economically, physically, and emotionally? What have local communities done over the past decades to address and mitigate potential flooding in the future? Have we done enough?

The Day After Tomorrow

2004 · ★ 6.6

After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off catastrophic natural disasters throughout the world. Trying to get to his son, Sam, who is trapped in New York City with his friend Laura and others, Jack and his crew must travel to get to Sam before it's too late.

Oceans Rising

2017 · ★ 4.7

A scientist readies a boat after his warnings of an Earth-destroying flood are ignored. However, after the disasters reach a peak level of destruction those who maligned the scientist now turn to him in desperation, as he and other refugees look to save the world and stop the disaster using the two Supercolliders on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

Split Second

1992 · ★ 5.9

In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner and has haunted him ever since — but he soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.