Tulare the Phantom Lake trailer
TULARE - THE PHANTOM LAKE. What was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River disappeared more than100 years ago due to water diversion and land reclamation for agriculture. As we meet a series of people living in and around the old lake bed, Tulare raises sometimes unsettling, unresolved questions about what was gained and what was lost in the process. THE VALLEY AND THE LAKE is a four-part film odyssey focused on water issues, conflicts, and hopes in Californias Central Valley, the breadbasket of the world and also the most human-altered landscape on the planet.