Australians can watch one of the country's greatest natural events, the flooding of South Australia's Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, from the comfort of their living rooms.
And then came the water, an Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) slow TV feature film directed, captured and edited by the talented Brad Leue, is now available to watch on SBS on Demand.
Brad Leue/AWC The 45-minute visual masterpiece showcases the once-a-decade natural event, which sees floodwaters travel more than 1,000km from outback (south-west and central) Queensland, surging steadily towards Arabana country and the shores of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre – Australia's largest inland lake and one of the world's largest salt lakes.
Meandering through Channel Country, the waters travel down the Diamantina River System, filling Goyder Lagoon and bringing new life to the desert river systems of Central Australia.
Brad Leue/AWC After two months of travel, the floodwaters emerged at the intersection of three deserts, making their dramatic entrance to the ancient riverbeds of Australian Wildlife Conservancy's Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary in South Australia, surging steadily towards the shores of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre – Australia's largest lake.
And Then Came the Water showcases this wondrous natural event, capturing the arrival of the waters into the northern part of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre and giving the viewer a subversive front-row seat to the spectacle.
Watch the spectacular event via the SBS on Demand app today: Watch And Then Came The Water | Stream free on SBS On Demand.
