Following the Flow tells the story of the once-mighty Macquarie River. A river detached from its natural ability to self-regulate, completely in the hands of humanity. A river that is somehow both the soul of the towns it passes through and an oft-forgotten footnote to their story.

To explore that relationship we meet with people. If there’s one thing the Macquarie River has in spades, it is people with a passion for it; historians, First Nations people, ecologists, small business owners, water managers, farmers and fishos all with a story to tell.

Following the Flow sets out to tell the story of the river, shaped by humans, but instead found the story of humans, shaped by the river. A short film about the drought quickly became a feature about the river and the communities sewn together and torn apart by their need for water.

In February 2020 Nick Allan and Jed Coppa set out across a dusty, fly-blown Central West, still reeling from the worst drought on record. Join us as we head back to a time when 'coronavirus' was a novel concept and there was only one word on people's lips west of the divide; water.

After a sold out premiere in Dubbo in June and 2 sold out sessions at the Golden Age Cinema in Surry Hills we are bringing Following the Flow back to the communities at the heart of it. Join us at the Odeon 5 Cinema in Orange for a pre-release screening of 'Following The Flow' on Saturday August 6th. A short Q & A with the filmmakers will follow.

Connect with us on facebook and instagram. Watch the trailer and get in touch at followingtheflow.com.au