Miami: Reflections on the River

Thursday, Channel 2 aired its new HD documentary, "Miami: Reflections on the River." This  visually rich program  explores the role the river played in the settlement and development of the Miami area. The documentary comes from the creative team of Mark Baker and Rafael Lima. In a brief half-hour, they weave together a lyrical narrative of images and sound that shares impressions of the past to uncover imprints remaining today.

Yet this documentary is only one part of a larger effort. The documentary's companion website http://channel2.org/miamiriver/ seeks to engage our community in larger conversation. The program is one voice that tells the history of the river. We worked with the University of Miami's School of communications to enlist the voices of students. And with the Open Content" section of the website, we seek even more voices. Here we provide visual images, both still and moving, for anyone to download and use under a Creative Common copyright license to aid in building their story of the river.

The voices of Miami are carried along by the river. We hope that our website will provide an opportunity to engage a few to share their history and impressions.