Bronx River Waterwash (2014)

Downtown artist Lillian Ball spearheads a successful collusion across the socioeconomic divide with South Bronx youth from the boat and character building non-profit, ROCKING THE BOAT, to transform a polluted stretch of privately owned wasteland along the Bronx River into a wetland and educational community park. Despite initial friction in the end a heavenly choir sings the praises of a rare accomplishment in the realm of functional public art--completion and sustainability. This film is a record and a road map of the creation and maintenance of WATERWASH ABC, a wetland that remediates toxic water runoff from ABC's parking lot before it reaches the river and a public picnic area with signage containing useful environmental lessons.