The Bend in the River

The Bend in the River (2025)

Filming five friends for nearly fifty-years—first as free-spirited guides on the Colorado River—director Robb Moss now finds the group in their seventies grappling with the choices they’ve made as individuals and as a generation. The film interweaves moments from the distant past with those of the recent present, exploring the inexorable flow of aging and the unfinished project of living.

Date of release
2025-08-30
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Robb Moss

Interesting facts

The Bend in the River is a 2025 American documentary film directed by Robb Moss. The film is the third film of a trilogy which follows a group of friends. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2025. In May 2026, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the documentary, scheduling it for a streaming release on December 17, 2026. The film was executive-produced by Frances McDormand and Joel Coen.

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