Filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films turned their lens on the Upper Mississippi watershed in Iowa and Illinois for their award-winning documentary “Moved by Waters”. The film will be presented by Northwest Illinois Bird and Nature Alliance (formerly Northwest IL Audubon Society) on Tuesday, March 18, at 6:15 p.m. at the Freeport Public Library, 100 E. Douglas St. The Rundle’s other film “Places to be Wild’ will also be screened.

What unites us is more important than what divides us. “Moved by Waters” is an uplifting and inspirational new documentary that depicts collaborative projects involving organizations and diverse groups of students, teachers, artists, farmers and volunteers of all ages. Setting aside political or other differences, all are working toward improving the quality of water in the Upper Mississippi River watershed.

We all need water that is clean and safe to drink, and the people and projects in “Moved by Waters’ model a way forward that benefits people and the environment.

“The national narrative tells us that Americans are too divided politically to work together on anything,” said director-writer Kelly Rundle of Fourth Wall Films. “The diverse groups and individuals we met and talked to while making “Moved by Waters” showed us the opposite.

“Moved by Waters” was made possible by a grant from Roger Ross Gipple. The film was nominated for an Emmy Award, won Best Documentary Short at the 2025 Oneota Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Alternating Currents Film Festival, and is a winner of the Iowa Motion Picture Award.

The screening and short discussion afterwards is open to the public.