Directed by Irena Salina
http://flowthefilm.com/
Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library, I loaned this documentary film about the global right to water and the unsustainable practice of corporate collection of water for market gain. The stories were powerful, in community triumphs and losses, and I would strongly recommend watching it.
Here is a trailer for the film:
On the back of this copy, here are a few things that are written:
On average, bottle water costs 900 times the amount of tap water
25% of all bottled water is re-packaged tap water
The amount of oil required to put one bottle of water in your hand would fill 1/4 of that same bottle
90% of used water bottles are not recycled
I thought this would fit well with an art exhibit I came across, by Richard James, called "Message in a Bottle" (for more information on him and his campaign, you can check out his blog here: http://coastodian.org/)
DVD cover art from Wiki
Chinatown, New York, Photograph by Matthew Goddard-Jones for National Geographic
Children Playing in the Rain, Bangladesh, Photograph by Jashim Salam for National Geographic
Water Tank, Kenya, Photograph by Lynn Johnson for National Geographic
Orangutan Orphan, Borneo, Photograph by Mattias Klum for National Geographic
Richard James art from www.takepart.com
1 comment:
Thanks for letting me know about this film...will check it out. Note that most (all?) of the people in the photo at the water station are women. Fetching water is women's/girls' work in most countries. As it gets more and more difficult to get water for their villages, as they have to go farther and farther to get it, more and more girls are missing school, and all the losses that that entails. The gender implications around water availability are huge...
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