Running the Oldest River on Earth
BAD RIVER - The Finke River: I decided to run the first 100km of the oldest river in the world to see what all the fuss is about. Having been to a sick urban river that’s been turned into a drain and a dead river based on the outfall of a mine, the Finke River in central Australia has a distinctly different, modern problem. Unlike rivers affected by local populations of people doing whatever nasty thing we do, the Finke is affected by those who don’t live there. Can a freckled bloke from the coast engage with such an old place with such a big, invisible problem? I’m here to find out, passing through one of the most spellbinding landscapes on earth.
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Produced and Directed by
BEAU MILES
Produced and Edited by
MITCH DRUMMOND
Produced by
JODI EVANS
Filmed by
MITCH DRUMMOND
BRETT CAMPBELL
CHRIS ORD
BEAU MILES
Final Sound Mix
JAMES DOBSON
Animation & Maps
BRETT CAMPBELL
LUCY CAWOOD
Goodonya
Benji & Grandpa Stuart
Stuart & Sonjia for their hospitality
Louise Cocks & Sally Chesher
Duane Heywood for flood footage
Helen Barclay
Kelly Dunstan
Whoever invented recovery boards
Supported by Screen Australia
And YouTube through the
Skip Ahead initiative
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Official Selection: 2026 Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
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