WHEN THE RIVER ROSE is a deeply moving documentary revealing the social and economic impacts of the 2022 Lismore floods through intimate, character-driven storytelling.

Flood survivor Kate Stroud guides audiences through compelling conversations with residents whose lives were reshaped by the record-breaking flood. Their reflections offer an honest and profoundly human account of the disaster and the long journey that followed.

This carefully crafted independent documentary has earned international accolades, with filmmaker Catherine Barker awarded Best Woman Filmmaker at the Barcelona Planet Film Festival 2025 and an Award of Excellence at the Impact Doc Awards 2025.