The Sweetwater Seas in 100 Words is a quick introduction to the feature-length documentary film. In it we reveal the beauty, majesty, and challenges faced by the Great Lakes, which we will cover fully in the hour-long documentary. We plan to enter this short version in this year’s “100-Word Film Festival.”

THE SWEETWATER SEAS is a feature documentary that integrates science and fine-art videography to explore one of North America's wonders. The film examines the latest thinking about the environmental sustainability of the Great Lakes Watershed and seeks to engage viewers into making a difference. Although 42 million people live within the Watershed, most have never been around their own lake, much less all five. We will take them on a voyage of discovery to rival Champlain's. The project will reveal the natural landscape and its geological history, the watershed's cityscapes, and its vast industrial and agricultural areas. By using the voices of scientists, environmentalists, political leaders, engaged corporations and everyday people around the lakes, the story of these extraordinary bodies of water—their history, their importance and threats to their healthy—will be explored and explained.

You can also view this on Vimeo with this link: http://vimeo.com/richardmackphotography/SWS100