Films
The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry? (2008)
This film, hosted and narrated by actress Jane Seymour, discusses the water crisis in the western United States. Viewers will learn about land use planning and water needs of cities in the Southwest and how relentless drought and record low precipitation has affected water levels on vital sources such as Lake Powell, Lake Mead, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta system, the Rio Grande and the Colorado River.
The Ancient Ingenuity of Water Harvesting - Anupam Mishra (2009)
With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today–and are often superior to modern water megaprojects.
The Bathroom Reinvented: Hyphae (2009)
This Dwell Magazine video features ecologist Brent Bucknum, principal of Hyphae Design Lab in Oakland, California, sharing the ABCs of re-routing home waste water (graywater) to sustainably irrigate gardens and other green spaces. He takes us from his live/work space in Oakland to several residential sites around Berkeley that feature graywater systems in various stages of completion. Check out their website at hyphae.net/journal/.
Blue Gold: World Water Wars (2009)
Watch at www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com
Wars of the future will be fought over water, not oil. Water, the source of human survival, enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to survive. Past civilizations have collapsed from poor water management. Can the human race survive?
Brock Dolman–Bioneers Keynote Presentation (2009)
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Brock Dolman is the director of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center's (OAEC) Permaculture Program, and is director of the WATER Institute in Occidental, California. His experience ranges from the study of wildlife biology, native California botany and watershed ecology, to the practice of habitat restoration, education about regenerative human settlement design, ethno-ecology, and ecological literacy activism towards societal transformation. His presentation at the Bioneers Conference showcases his abilities as a wordsmith and water expert.
California Colloquium on Water Archives (2001- )
Watch at www.lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/ccow.html
The archives of the popular lecture series, the California Colloquium on Water, feature presentations from scholars of distinction in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, law and environmental design. These lectures are designed to increase the understanding and appreciation among students, faculty and the general public of water resources and to contribute to informed decisions about water in California.
California’s Water (2006-2008)
Watch at www.acwa.com/television/segments.asp
California’s Water is a multi-part series hosted by Huell Howser. The series explores California’s water resources and the complex system of natural and man-made features that has allowed growing communities, productive farms, industry and ecosystems to co-exist in a state that receives little or nor rain for months at a time. This series has 23 programs available online.
Chinatown (1974)
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Chinatown is a legendary film noir movie directed by Roman Polanski, and stars Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston. The story was inspired by the historical disputes over land and water rights that raged in southern California during the 1910s and 20s, in which William Mulholland acted on behalf of Los Angeles interests to secure water rights in the Owens Valley.
Earth Focus: Episode 10 (2009)
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This video focuses on the challenges of water and sanitation, featuring the water crisis in the American Southwest, a new direction for U.S. water policy, and news from World Water Week in Stockholm. Also, advocates gather at the U.S. Capitol to celebrate World Toilet Day and water experts from Water U.K. weigh in on making a difference.
Flow: For the Love of Water (2008)
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Water is the essence of life, sustaining every being on this planet. Without water, there would simply be no plants, no animals, and no people. But the global water supply isn’t just at risk, it’s already in crisis.
The Innovative Turn (2008)
This program highlights new attitudes and technologies towards water efficiency in Germany.
Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure 2009
See more at liquidassets.psu.edu/
Liquid Assets is a public media and outreach initiative that seeks to inform the nation about the critical role that our water infrastructure plays in protecting public health and promoting economic prosperity. Combining a ninety-minute documentary with a community toolkit for facilitating local involvement, Liquid Assets explores the history, engineering, and political and economic challenges of our water infrastructure, and engages communities in local discussion about public water and wastewater issues.
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004)
See more at www.veoh.comThis quirky, entertaining and informative movie is narrated by John Waters and describes the history of the Salton Sea in southern California.
PBS Frontline: Poisoned Waters (2009
A far-reaching investigation into pollution in America’s waterways, featuring Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound.
Rainwater Harvesting Basics with Brad Lancaster (2008)
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Brad Lancaster is an expert and advocate for rainwater harvesting and has written two of the most important books on the topic. See his website at http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/.
Slow It, Spread It, Sink It. (2009)
Featuring Brock Dolman and others, this video describes methods to manage stormwater in a way to benefit, rather than damage the watershed.
State of Thirst: California's Water Future (2008)
Are we in danger of running out of water? California's population is growing by 600,000 people a year, but much of the state receives as much annual rainfall as Morocco. With fish populations crashing, global warming, and the demands of the country's largest agricultural industry, the pressures on our water supply are increasing.
Thirst (2004)
See more at www.thirstthemovie.org/
Is water part of a shared "commons," a human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace? Thirst tells the stories of communities in Bolivia, India, and the United States that are asking these fundamental questions. Over a billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Each year, millions of children die of diseases caused by unsafe water. The numbers are increasing.
The Truth About Bottled Water–Penn & Teller (2007)
Penn & Teller make a funny and informative attack on the myths about bottled water.
The Water Front (2007)
Watch at www.foodandwaterwatch.org
Set in Highland Park, Michigan, The Water Front begins with the community’s descent into a fiscal crisis after the once prevalent auto industry leaves town. Facing economic collapse, a financial consultant team is hired to pull the town out of crisis. The team turns to the town’s water system as a source of economic recuperation. The result is exorbitant water bills in a community with few resources to meet the astonishing charges. The community goes from disbelief to activism and a small group of determined community leaders emerge–with help from Food & Water Watch–to defend their basic human right to affordable and accessible water.
Waterlife (2009)
Waterlife is a documentary about the state of the Great Lakes that follows the flow of the lakes' water from the Nipigon River to the Atlantic Ocean. Using both documentary actuality and computer imaging, Waterlife begins at the primeval forests of Superior's north coast, stops at the baroque fountains of Chicago on Lake Michigan, continues to the rain-swept streets of Detroit and beyond, all the while examining how the greatest body of fresh water on Earth transforms the societies it passes through and is transformed by them.
The film's goal is to take viewers on a tour of an incredibly beautiful ecosystem that is facing complex challenges. Beyond that, Waterlife wants to bring viewers a visceral understanding of the element that is so integral to all of our lives.
A World Without Water (2008)
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The world is running out of its most precious resource. True Vision's timely film tells of the personal tragedies behind the mounting privatization of water supplies. More than a billion people across the globe don’t have access to safe water. Every day 3900 children die as a result of insufficient or unclean water supplies. The situation can only get worse as water gets ever more scarce.
