One RiverWhat enters a river upstream can change a life downstream.

A river connects people who may never meet. One River explores water pollution through the lives, wildlife and livelihoods that depend on the same water.

One River: 1 episode published

Cut-paper illustration of a winding river, upstream litter and a fishing boat on clean downstream water
The Climate Truth.

Why this project
matters.

Following One Tree, this series turns to the river: what enters it, what it carries and who lives with the consequences. We use storytelling to make those connections visible.

Keep waste out of rivers and drains. What leaves your doorstep can reach someone else’s livelihood.

One river, two futures.

Drag to compare a river we protect with a river we neglect. An imagined comparison.

Cut-paper illustration of the same river with murky low water, exposed mud banks, litter and a drain pipe Cut-paper illustration of a clean teal river with green banks, reeds, a fishing boat and a village Greener possibilityDegraded possibility
Two imagined futures. A creative comparison.

Episode 1.
Downstream.

A fishing family relies on the day’s catch. Upstream, household wastewater and discarded rubbish enter the river. An empty net brings the consequences home.

The film asks us to think about the people downstream before we leave waste behind.

A fictional story.

1 minute 3 seconds · English audio

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One River · Episode 1 · Downstream

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continues.

One River is an ongoing series. Further episodes are in development.

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