Why filmmaker Emmett Brennan walked 200 miles to spotlight L.A.’s water crisis
A few years ago, filmmaker Emmett Brennan discovered that the once-lush Owens Valley that sources water for Los Angeles is now mostly a stark desert, and he had to do something. The result is a meditative new feature-length documentary called “Reflection: A Walk with Water” that traces a 200-mile trek by foot along the entire length of the L.A. aqueduct to raise awareness about the way we use and misuse water. The film, with original music by Jacob Collier and Justin Kauflin, is streaming through June 23 as part of the Tribeca Film Festival.