Austin Texas is a boomtown in the late 1970’s, a place where a west Texas farm boy believes he will make his fortune. He spearheads the fastest selling subdivision in the state until word gets out that the local treasure, a fragile limestone aquifer and naturally spring fed swimming hole is threatened. The community springs to action, fights back and forms one of America’s strongest environmental movements. Later, the whole Savings and Loans scandal of the 1980’s explodes, putting development on hold. But the story doesn’t end there. This visually stunning meditative work of art makes us ponder our understanding of property rights, public space, development, and our ability to be custodians of the natural world. When we dream, what are we really wishing for?

Just weeks after its discovery, residents of Singapore quickly realized that Chek Jawa – the last remaining untouched inter-tidal area in Singapore – was doomed for urban development. One final attempt is made by a group of volunteers to preserve Chek Jawa, in their minds and in their hearts. An action leads to an unsuspecting shift in government policy, forever changing the course of Nature Conservation in Singapore.