In 12 static compositions of approximately five minutes, one for each month of the year, Benning trains the camera on different areas and aspects of Allensworth, mostly outdoor shots of restored houses and buildings set against desolate backdrops.

Source: https://thefilmstage.com/nyff61-currents-features-jean-luc-godards-final-work-the-human-surge-3-inside-the-yellow-cocoon-shell-more/

Others, like the historically Black town of Allensworth – the first that was founded, financed and governed by African Americans – were access to ground and surface water.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/01/california-drought-status-winter-storms-weather

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office has issued an evacuation order the communities of Alpaugh and Allensworth.

Source: https://abc30.com/rising-rivers-levee-breaks-rapid-waters-potential-flooding/12983347/