Stream with KPBS+ / Premieres Monday, July 13, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV
“Flood,” a deeply personal documentary by filmmaker Katy Scoggin, premieres on INDEPENDENT LENS. The film chronicles Scoggin’s journey back to her evangelical roots, as she navigates a strained relationship with her father, Marvin, and discovers a path to mutual understanding amid their starkly different beliefs.
Through raw, candid conversations about faith, family, and identity, “Flood” offers a seat at the family table through vérité filmmaking as patriarch Marvin, a devout evangelical Christian, and Katy, a filmmaker grappling with her own spiritual and philosophical journey, both explore their differing views on topics such as creation, marriage, and the afterlife.
Scoggin’s process began while working on a screenplay about their relationship, but after struggling to find the dialogue, she decided to pack her camera and return home to the Inland Empire of Southern California, where her parents had settled as full-time missionaries before she was born.
While teaching his fourth-grade class, Marvin being affable, charismatic, and beloved; at home, he appears isolated as the sole evangelical left in the family. His wife has shifted to a progressive church, and his younger daughter is raising her own children to push back against orthodoxy. Yet, the family strives to remain closely knit as they prepare for a cross-country move.
As the camera rolls, father and daughter come together, surmounting divides with listening, empathy, humor, and creativity. In the end, as Katy realizes that she can turn away from her father’s beliefs without turning away from him.
Scoggin’s previous documentary feature work includes credits as coproducer and cinematographer on Laura Poitras's Oscar-winning "Citizenfour" and Cannes Directors Fortnight premiere "Risk.". Poitras serves as executive producer on “Flood,” Scoggin’s feature directorial debut.
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Credits: Katy Scoggin, Director/Producer. Will Lennon, Producer. Executive Producers: Carrie Lozano, Lois Vossen, Royd Chung, Laura Poitras , Adam Blackman, Nico Oppe.
