SUPPORT MORE THAN WATER
"The life force of the water is the life force of the people."
Help Us Complete This Vital Story About Water Rights and Indigenous Heritage
More Than Water is currently in production, documenting the fight to protect Oklahoma's sacred Kiamichi River from state diversion to Oklahoma City. This powerful documentary follows the Kiamichi River Legacy Alliance—a grassroots coalition of Native Americans and local communities—as they battle to preserve not just water, but their cultural identity and ecological heritage.
Production Update and Funding Challenge
While we're grateful for initial support from Visionmakers, recent government funding adjustments have created unexpected challenges for our production budget. These setbacks threaten our ability to complete filming and post-production on schedule, potentially delaying this urgent story when communities need their voices heard most.
Why This Story Matters Now
The Kiamichi River has sustained the Caddo and Choctaw Nations since time immemorial. Today, it faces an unprecedented threat as Oklahoma authorities seek to pipe its waters 200 miles away, potentially destroying the most ecologically diverse river in the state. Home to five endangered species found nowhere else on Earth, the Kiamichi represents far more than a water source—it's a sacred lifeline for rural communities already struggling in Oklahoma's poorest county.
Your Support Makes the Difference
Every donation directly funds:
Essential filming equipment
Travel costs
Post-production expenses
Community screenings
for remote locations and challenging terrain
to document court proceedings and community meetings across Oklahoma
including editing, sound design, and color correction
to ensure affected voices reach decision-makers
JOIN OUR MISSION
Donate today and become part of a story that flows far beyond Oklahoma's borders. Help us ensure that sacred waters and the communities they sustain have a voice in decisions that affect their survival.
Whether you contribute $25 or $2,500, your support helps complete a documentary that could influence water rights policy nationwide. Rural and Indigenous communities across America face similar challenges. More Than Water provides both inspiration and practical strategies for grassroots organizing against overwhelming odds.
More Than Water serves as both powerful storytelling and advocacy tool. By supporting this film, you're helping amplify the voices of Indigenous communities fighting for environmental justice. Your contribution ensures this David-and-Goliath story reaches audiences who can make a difference—from policymakers to fellow communities facing similar threats.
Dr. Kenneth Roberts, the film's central figure and KRLA founder, describes the Kiamichi as "more of a family member than a waterway." Sandra Stroud of the Choctaw Nation reminds us that "to take from the Kiamichi is taking more than water." These aren't just quotes—they're calls to action.
