Vanishing Oasis
The Great Salt Lake provides for 10 million migratory birds every year, but if the lake continues to shrink, starving birds will line its shores and toxic dust storms will cloud Salt Lake City’s skies. Surprisingly, the root cause is not climate change but one that is more directly controllable. Can Utahns prioritize public and environmental health over short term economic gain?
Meet the Filmmaker!
After the films, meet filmmaker Jaxon Derow.
Filmmaker: Jaxon Derow
Running Time: 10 mins
Language: English with Open Captions
Type: Student Short
Jaxon Derow grew up in Brooklyn, NY where he helped lead a team of divers at the New York Harbor School, working with the Billion Oyster Project to restore New York City’s native oyster reefs. After graduating from Northeastern University in Boston, Jaxon left the world of marine research to attend the National Film and Television School in the UK, where he uses his background in marine biology and philosophy to tell stories that promote more harmonious relationships with our natural world.
