Nick Mollé Productions is bringing Emmy prestige to town with three Heartland Regional Emmy nominations for its latest PBS documentary, “Water: The Sacred Gift.”
The film, which premiered on April 12 at the Historic Park Theatre, was released by Nick Mollé Productions and The Rocky Mountain Channel.
Led by Mollé and associate producer Sean Doherty, the documentary highlights the vital role of water in ecosystems, focusing on the significance of the Rocky Mountain watershed, and raises questions about climate change and the broader impact of environmental shifts.
One of the film’s three nominations is in the Environment/Science/Health/Medical/Technology – Long Form Content category, which is classified as works longer than ten minutes. The film is one of seven films nominated in that category.
Additionally, Mollé received an individual nomination for director in the content category, and Doherty received a nomination for photography in the content category for his cinematography work.
In an interview with the Estes Valley Voice at his office on Elkhorn Avenue, Mollé said the process of writing, editing, and refining the film took a year and a half.
This isn’t the first time one of Mollé’s films has earned an Emmy nomination. The seasoned cinematographer has spent over thirty years producing films, many centered on the Rocky Mountains. His work has earned numerous awards, including a 2016 Emmy nomination for “The Living Dream: 100 Years of Rocky Mountain National Park.”
In addition to the Emmy nominations, “Water: The Sacred Gift” has already won a Silver Telly in Videography and Cinematography, a Silver Telly Award in Nature and Wildlife, and a Bronze Telly Award in Film and Shorts.
Nick Mollé Productions isn’t slowing down after the success of “Water: The Sacred Gift,” and is already in the early planning stages of their next film, “Stream of Conscience.”
Molle says the film, whose title is a bit of a pun, will be about the Colorado River and will have a bit of the feel of his film “Wild Ride: The Peak to Peak Highway.”
The 2025 Heartland Regional Emmy Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, July 19, at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
Other nominees include “Decode: Teen Mental Health,” “Collaborative Combat Aircraft,” “Hypersonic Flight Testing,” “Resilience and Recovery,” “A State of Mind: Through The Clouds,” and “Burned Out: Reality of Fires Year-Round.”
“Water: The Sacred Gift” can be streamed on PBS through Sunday, June 1, 2025.