From The Border To The Foothills | Unknown Waterways

From The Border To The Foothills - The rivers that cut through the Netherlands are so much more than just containers of water. Their ecosystem is full of life, and surprises are waiting to be discovered behind every reed bed. This enchanting two-part documentary takes us throughout the seasons and allows us to become one with the man in the canoe. Sail along a large beaver dam, dancing damselflies, fishing black terns, breeding purple herons and hunting white-tailed eagles. Embark on one man’s journey of personal discovery across the Netherlands, from Lobith on the border with Germany to the North Sea.

From The Border To The Foothills (2016)
Director: Ruben Smit
Narrator: Ruben Smit
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Also Known As: Living River - From the border to the foothills

Synopsis:
On the way to the Sea. Sail along a large beaver dam, dancing damselflies, fishing black terns, breeding purple herons and hunting white-tailed eagles. Filmmaker and ecologist Ruben Smit observes the brand new river nature in The Netherlands, his home country, from the water in his canoe. A unique, informative and relaxing experience.

The enchanting documentary images take you right through the seasons and let you become one with the man in the canoe.

On his journey across the Netherlands, from Lobith on the border with Germany to the North Sea. The Rhine, one of the mighty rivers that made and shaped the European delta. A land of water. The rivers that cut through the Netherlands are so much more than just containers of water. The river ecosystem is full of life, with sunsets and sunrises that make your heart skip a beat and with a surprise behind every reed bed. Where human hands have worked hard; river bypasses, floodplains and woodlands to create a safer and more beautiful water land in times of climate change and biodiversity loss.

The Living River is a pure nature documentary in two stages. Through his private personal memoirs, Ruben Smit goes further down the river each time. An expedition with adventurous overnight stays along the unknown waterways. Captured in high quality film with all the plants and animals he encounters.

In each stage, a part of the river basin is shown in which the Dutch landscape and, in particular, nature is central. Through Ruben and his story, the viewer is taken to bizarre natural phenomena and species. Become his travel companion.

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