The Crew
Kirk French
Writer, Director, Executive Producer
Kirk French is a Teaching Professor of Anthropology at Penn State University. He has spent over 20 years conducting archaeological research in Mesoamerica that deals with the interplay between humans and their environment, specifically as it relates to water. His passion for this particular project stems largely from his interest in environmental change. And one of the things he’s trying to accomplish with this film is to accurately document the changes and tell the personal stories from those who have been directly affected by it.
Elijah Hermitt
Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
Elijah Hermitt is a videographer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Along with his formal education focused on anthropology and archaeology, Elijah has an extensive background in video production in a wide array of settings. Whether it was filming a documentary short on the impacts of moonshine production in North Carolina, directing live music videos, or covering Penn State football for PennLive, the guerrilla-style of his work has remained constant. Working on a project like Land and Water Revisited has enabled Elijah to further deepen his passion of amplifying the voices of communities often forgotten by those outside of them.
Neal Hutcheson
Producer, Camera, Audio, and Editor
Neal Hutcheson is an Emmy award winning documentary filmmaker with a large body of broadcast work centered on heritage in transition. In addition he has contributed to programs and films on Discovery Channel, History Channel, A&E and Sundance Channel. His films for PBS include First Language - The Race to Save Cherokee (with Danica Cullinan), Core.sounders - The Story of the Core Sound Watermen, and The Last One - Moonshine in the Great Smoky Mountains. Hutcheson's longstanding interest in collaborative, community-based storytelling finds its most vital expression to date in working with the people of the Teotihuacán Valley to help tell their story.
Perla Xochitl Martínez Cervantes
Associate Producer
José Alonso Rodríguez Teran
Associate Producer
Chris Rattie
Original Soundtrack
Craig Goralski
Walt Wolfram
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Cary Hudson
Additional Music
Funding Provided By:
Major Funding
The Pennsylvania State University’s
Institute for Energy and the Environment
The Charles Stanish Enhancement Fund
Additional Funding
The Pennsylvania State University’s
The Office of the Vice President for Research
Latin American Studies Program
The Life and Language Project at North Carolina State University
Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding Donors
This film would not have been possible without the generous support from our crowdfunding community.
Kickstarter
Elliot Abrams
Stephen Alexander
Rosalie and Jerry Barabas
Ed Barnhart
Jeffery Beam and Stanely Finch
MaryLiz Bender
Christopher Boehke
Gina Buckley-Yost
Jose Capriles
David Carballo
Sean Carr
Cynthia Charlton
James W. Clark, Jr.
Carole Conn
Paddy Cotter
Destiny Crider
Danica Cullinan
Kristin De Lucia
Richard A. Diehl and Nancy Tucker Little
Kristina Guild Douglass
Annabel Drayton
Christopher Duffy
Holly Dunsworth and Kevin Stacey
Susan Toby Evans
Miguel Angel Fernandez Delgado
Emma Feyler
Nan Feyler
Deborah Flores
Buster and Billie French
Jeffrey Glover
Nancy Gonlin
Tomás Benjamín González Zarzar
Craig Goralski
Larry Gorenflo
John Greenlee
Jeffrey Grossi
Mike Harrower
Alexander Hatza
Jim Haverkamp
Joe and Mandy Hermitt
Serena Hermitt
Jennifer Hessert
Cayt Holzman
Robin Hornstein
Haydn Hornstein-Platt
Stephen Houston
Genet F. Hutcheson
Brett Ingram
Eric Jones
Bryan Jordin
Logan Kistler
Susan Knell
Charles C. Kolb
Jasun Lego
Gregory Luna
Ann Marie Macijowsky
Salim Michel Makhlouf
Kristi Martens
John and Tina Medkeff
George and Claire Milner
Chris Morehart
Timothy Murtha
Joe Orkin
Brian and Martha Orland
Jeffrey and Mary Parsons
Marc Pate
Dinah and Ken Pearson
Christopher Percival
PJ Perry
Chris Pratt
Ellen Quillen
Jesse Ragsdale
Jeffrey Reaser
Joan Richtsmeier
Daniel Russell
Tim Ryan
Vernon Scarborough
John Sellers
Mary Shenk
Sam Sholtis
Valerie Shulock
Lisa Shulock
Randall Smith
Dean Snow
Paige Spiers Gorman
Tony Stewart
Wesley Stoner
Rebecca Storey
Karen Szymanski
Erik R. Thomas
Marcie Venter
Matt Veres
Jennifer Wagner
David Webster
Carl Wendt
Randolph Widmer
Walt Wolfram
Jadrian Wooten
Andrew Yeowell
David Yeowell
David Zaremsky
Let’s Grow State
Jenny Benoit
Jo Dumas
Andrew Kuhn
Sarah McKenna
Deborah Nichols