Braided with the Current by Katelyn Calhoun and Hannah Hodges looks at some of the historical uses of the river then spends time with young people who live on the river and/or who study its environmental conditions. Through the characters in the film, we learn about some of the factors impacting the White River’s health. In addition to stops in Indianapolis and Hamilton County, we spend a significant amount of time with people who live and work on clean up efforts in the Muncie area.

In 2018, Indiana Humanities had focused its award-winning Next Indiana Campfires program on the White River watershed and the larger question of how Hoosiers relate to water and to each other across watersheds. To explore these connections further we funded the creation of three short films about the White River.