The 45-minute documentary celebrates the history of the Catskill
Water System with rare archival film footage and historic
photographs. Deep Water tells the story of the building of
the Ashokan Reservoir, Shandaken Tunnel, Schoharie Reservoir,
and the Catskill Aqueduct.
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Narrated by Robb Webb (the voice of "60 Minutes II"), Deep
Water documents how several Catskill Mountain towns were destroyed
and flooded, how immigrant workers built the dams and tunnels,
and how brilliant engineering and political maneuvering allowed
the system to be built.
Historians Bob Steuding and Diane Galusha are featured along
with aqueduct expert David Nightingale, NY DEP Commissioner
Joel A. Miele, Sr., and watershed residents Eleanor Arold
and Bud Eckert.
The documentary features original music by Abby Newton, Al
Petteway and Amy White, Cindy Cashdollar, Zoe Zak, Artie Traum,
Bill Keith, Robbie Dupree, and legendary folk artist John
Herald interpreting reservoir work-songs.
Deep Water was produced in part by funding from The Woodstock
Chimes Fund and The Catskill Watershed Corporation along with
individual supporters.
Hundreds of vintage photographs, rare films and interviews
with historians and residents make "Deep Water" a compelling
and moving documentary.
The DVD contains the complete 45 min film, 11 chapters, plus DVD extras including -
- two slide shows with 900 archival photographs
- extended versions of music from Deep Water
- several silent films from the Library of Congress Collection
- computer users with DVD drives have access to the 900 images in an easy-to-use indexed format.
Running time: 45 minutes plus 35 minutes of DVD extras.