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LIFE OF THE RIVER | THE FUTALEUFÚ a one hour documentary There is a remote and raging river in northern Patagonia that is known as "the greatest whitewater on earth". That river is none other than Chile's fabled Futaleufú. Join writer, Rick Montgomery, as he travels south of south to do a story about the ultimate whitewater destination. After experiencing some of the finest class V rapids on the globe, Rick meets the local community and finds out that the talk of a dam isn't just talk after all. The documentary premiered at the 10th Annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival and has screened at film festivals worldwide. It was also shown as part of the Futafriends fundraising tour with Patagonia and is currently screening in South America with the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Co-produced by BoonDocs and Equilibrio Producciones, 2001. Sponsored by Paddler Magazine, Dagger, Continental Airlines, Grateful Heads, Lotus Designs, Camelbak & Teva. 10% of all profits made by the video will go to the non-profit organization, Futafriends. For more information, check out www.futafriends.org To order a copy of the video, please visit the order page. Broadcast inquiries, please contact: Al Kent at Octapixx Worldwide Toronto, Ontario , Canada tel: (416)449-9400 | fax: (416) 449-9498 e-mail: octapixx@direct.com Life of the River | The Futaleufú | End of the Road | Other Work