Films at the Museum: Drowned Land

Films at the Museum: Drowned Land

Friday, March 20
6:00pm – 9:00pm

$10 Member
$0 Member Youth (17 & Under)
$15 Adult
$10 Youth (17 & Under)
*All tickets include admission to museum & gardens.
**This indoor screening will take place in the Patti Johnson Wilson Auditorium. See front desk for directions.

Tulsa Artist Fellowship and Philbrook Museum present Drowned Land (2025)

Join us for a special World Water Day celebration featuring a live performance by Samantha Crain, followed by a screening of DROWNED LAND and Q&A.

Drowned Land is the debut feature directed by Choctaw filmmaker Colleen Thurston, and the winner of the Best Oklahoma Documentary at deadCenter Film Festival and Best Documentary at Circle Cinema Film Festival. The film follows the story of the fight to protect Southeastern Oklahoma’s Kiamichi River. Weaving together advocacy, science, and the filmmaker’s own family history, Drowned Land is a call to restore balance and safeguard the river’s future.
Acclaimed Choctaw singer-songwriter and the composer of Drowned Land’s original score, Samantha Crain will open the event with her performance, setting the tone for the evening centering stories of water, memory, and resilience.
A discussion with the filmmakers will follow the film.

World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of fresh water.  This year’s WWD campaign is called ‘Where water flows, equality grows’.

Film runtime: 1h 26m

6:00 PM: Reception
7:00 PM: Performance and film screening
Following Film: Q&A with Drowned Land Filmmakers

Review
“Drowned Land is a powerful documentary…Colleen Thurston masterfully connects the dots between past injustices and present-day exploitation, reminding us that history doesn’t just repeat itself; it floods back with a vengeance…or worse, disappears.” — Film Threat

Accessibility
Open Caption (on-screen subtitles)

Hearing Loop technology is available in the auditorium for visitors with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Assisted listening devices are also available at the Admissions Desk. Unsure if you have a Telecoil? Ask your hearing professional. To learn more about how it works, click here.

ASL interpretation is available upon request with two weeks notice at 918-748-5300 or guestexperience@philbrook.org.