The last wild rivers of the Alps are in danger, and in Tyrol in particular, hydroelectric power is on the verge of total expansion. Filmmaker Harry Putz explores the unspoiled high alpine Platzertal valley, which is to be dammed into a reservoir according to the plans of the Tyrolean state energy provider TIWAG. He interviews the locals who are directly affected, experts and environmentalists about the project and the expected consequences. This documentary film deals with the planned construction of a new hydropower plant chain that is to extend over the entire Ötztal Alps. These interventions would also irrevocably change the Ötztaler Ache - the last major glacier river in Austria that has not been massively affected by energy use. And all this in the midst of the biodiversity crisis and the looming climate catastrophe. The more we learn about these great crises of our time the more we understand the situation - do we really want to still be using old recipes? Down To The Last Drop’ tells the story of the last wild rivers and unspoiled alpine areas of Tyrol and of a movement that tries to protect them.
Producer(s): Harry Putz
Director: Harry Putz
Harry Putz is a filmmaker in Tyrol. Putz started making mountain films in 1998 “as a passionate snowboarder” at the age of 25 alongside his career as a professional athlete. Since 2001, Putz has been working as a freelance filmmaker and also realises productions in the mountain and documentary film sector. Among other things, Putz has produced advertising films for Tirol Werbung and Innsbruck Tourismus. Since 2015, he has increasingly dedicated himself as a filmmaker to nature films in connection with nature conservation and is thus closer to his purpose than ever before. In the future, he would like to devote more time to documentaries, says Putz. With “Ludersager” 2020, Putz was on the shortlist for the Ibiza Prize of Dossier magazine. Filmography, a selection: Freeriding Spitzbergen 2003, Spotlight Cima Tosa 2006, – Tiroler Wehr’n sich (10 episodes) 2015, INNBewegung (10 episodes) 2021; Bis zum Letzten Tropfen 2023.