{"id":719,"date":"2011-10-19T08:30:54","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T13:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/?p=719"},"modified":"2020-07-07T18:37:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T23:37:22","slug":"must-see-water-documentaries-provide-insight-into-future-water-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/must-see-water-documentaries-provide-insight-into-future-water-crisis","title":{"rendered":"10 Must-see water documentaries that provide insight into the future water crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of ten must-see documentaries that help expose some of the critical issues facing water in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/flow_poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-911 size-medium\" title=\"flow_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/flow_poster-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"Movie poster for Flow\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/flow_poster-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/flow_poster-700x1024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/flow_poster.jpg 875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>1. FLOW: For the Love Of Water<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Flow water documentary\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flowthefilm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">FLOW<\/a> is an award-winning documentary investigation by Irena Salina into the growing privatization of the world&#8217;s dwindling fresh water supply. Salina focuses on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. She uses interviews with scientists and activists to reveal the rapidly building water crisis at both the global and human scale. Rather than just focusing on the problem, FLOW also provides examples of people and institutions that are working toward practical solutions to the water crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the documentary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.documentarymania.com\/player.php?title=FLOW%20For%20Love%20of%20Water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FLOW - Official Theatrical Trailer - Oscilloscope Laboratories\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LGd9D4J0lag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. Tapped<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tapped_poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-929 size-medium\" title=\"tapped_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tapped_poster-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tapped documentary about bottled water industry\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tapped_poster-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/tapped_poster.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tapped out about bottled water\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tappedthemovie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Tapped<\/a> is a film that examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil. Directed by Stephanie Soechtig and produced by Atlas Films, the film exposes the bottled water industry as an ecological and consumer nightmare where corporations like Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle mine public water sources and sell it back to the public at criminal markup.<\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s <a title=\"Tapped out about bottled water\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tappedthemovie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> provides lots of resources and ways for you to become involved in the fight against bottled water.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the trailer and\/or entire film here:<a href=\"https:\/\/dvd.netflix.com\/Movie\/Tapped\/70124097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Netflix-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Netflix-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dzntuXdE8dY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"youtube-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/youtube-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tapped Trailer\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/72MCumz5lq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>3. Blue Gold &#8211; World Water Wars<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/blue-gold_poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-934 size-medium\" title=\"blue-gold_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/blue-gold_poster-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Gold film poster\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/blue-gold_poster-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/blue-gold_poster.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Documentary about world water crisis\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Blue Gold: World Water Wars<\/a> is an award-winning documentary from director Sam Bozzo that posits we&#8217;re moving closer to a world in which water could actually incite war. As water becomes an increasingly precious commodity, corrupt governments, corporations and even private investors are scrambling to control it which leaves everyday citizens fighting for a substance they need to survive. Narrated by Malcolm McDowell, the film takes viewers through the causes of the water crisis \u2014 mining, pollution, wetland destruction \u2014 and blocks out the potential effects of a water shortage. It follows numerous worldwide examples of people fighting for their basic right to water, from court cases to violent revolutions to U.N. conventions to revised constitutions to local protests at grade schools.<\/p>\n<p>Watch trailer and\/or entire film here:<a href=\"https:\/\/dvd.netflix.com\/Movie\/Blue-Gold-World-Water-Wars\/70113047?dsrc=DVDWEB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Netflix-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Netflix-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JzF0gwIWF14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"youtube-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/youtube-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blue Gold : World Water Wars (Trailer)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ikb4WG8UJRw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4. The Colorado River: Running Near Empty<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Cool photography\" href=\"http:\/\/www.petemcbride.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Photographer Peter McBride<\/a> traveled along the Colorado River from its source high in the Rocky Mountains to its historic mouth at the Sea of Cortez. In this <a href=\"http:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/feature\/video_colorado_river_running_near_empty\/2443\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><em>Yale Environment 360<\/em><\/a> video, he follows the natural course of the Colorado by raft, on foot, and overhead in a small plane, telling the story of a river whose water is siphoned off at every turn, leaving it high and dry 80 miles from the sea.\u00a0 McBride, a Colorado native, documents how increasing water demands have transformed the river that is the lifeblood for an arid Southwest. McBride also documents the journey with his photography in the book, <a title=\"Photography of the Colorado River\" href=\"http:\/\/www.petemcbride.com\/IMAGES\/colorado-river\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This film does a brilliant job of revealing the overuse of one of America&#8217;s most iconic rivers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/feature\/video_colorado_river_running_near_empty\/2443\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"colorado-river-running-near-empty\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/colorado-river-running-near-empty.jpg\" alt=\"Pete McBride produced and wrote film exploring the Colorado River\" width=\"474\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>5. Thirst<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/thirst_poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-942 size-medium\" title=\"thirst_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/thirst_poster-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"Thrist documentary about water privatization\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/thirst_poster-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/thirst_poster.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The world is poised on the brink of epochal changes in how water is stored, used, and valued. Is water part of a shared &#8220;commons,&#8221; a human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace? <a title=\"Privatization of water - Thrist\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/pov\/thirst\/film-description\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Thirst<\/a> investigates the privatization of water and tells the stories of communities in Bolivia, India, and the United States that are asking these fundamental questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thirst - Trailer - POV | PBS\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-NaUiBz2Xh8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>6. Water on the Table<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Water-on-the-table_poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-967 size-medium\" title=\"Water-on-the-table_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Water-on-the-table_poster-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"Maude Barlow's efforts to define water as a human right\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Water-on-the-table_poster-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Water-on-the-table_poster.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Water on the Table\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bullfrogfilms.com\/catalog\/wott.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Water On The Table<\/a> is a character-driven, social-issue documentary that explores Canada\u2019s relationship to its freshwater, arguably its most precious natural resource. The film asks the question: is water a commercial good like running shoes or Coca-Cola? Or, is water a human right like air?<\/p>\n<p>Water On The Table features Maude Barlow, who is considered an \u201cinternational water-warrior\u201d for her crusade to have water declared a human right. Water must be declared a public trust and a human right that belongs to the people, the ecosystem and the future, and preserved for all time and practice in law. Clean water must be delivered as a public service, not a profitable commodity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Water On The Table\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qVzb9rPY9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>7. The Water Front<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/the-water-front_poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-976 size-medium\" title=\"the-water-front_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/the-water-front_poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"Water rights as an indication of our democratic system\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/the-water-front_poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/the-water-front_poster-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/the-water-front_poster.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Michigan documentary about water system control\" href=\"http:\/\/www.waterfrontmovie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Water Front<\/a> is the story of an American city in crisis but it is not just about water. The story touches on the very essence of our democratic system and is an unnerving indication of what is in store for residents around the world facing their own water struggles.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of Highland Park, Michigan, known as the birthplace of the auto-industry, have received water bills as high as $10,000; they have had their water turned off, their homes foreclosed, and are struggling to keep water, a basic human right, from becoming privatized.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Water Front Documentary\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uLUxA89-V2U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>8. Liquid Assets: The Big Business of Water<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_977\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"mk-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/liquid-assets_poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-977\" class=\"wp-image-977 size-full\" title=\"liquid-assets_poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/liquid-assets_poster.jpg\" alt=\"CNBC investigates the water crisis\" width=\"570\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/liquid-assets_poster.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.watercache.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/liquid-assets_poster-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Like the old Tootsie pop commercial, &#8220;How many licks&#8230;?&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While some believe water should be the same as air-free for everyone, others see it as the business opportunity of a lifetime. CNBC\u2019s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera explores a global crisis in the CNBC Original Production <a title=\"CNBC investigation into the coming water crisis\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/liquid-assets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Liquid Assets: The Big Business of Water.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The show takes you to the American West where seven states compete for the same water from the Colorado River Basin. In Alaska and Wisconsin, there is an abundance of water. How can they capitalize on their excess supply? The show travels to the south of Chile where water rights are bought and sold and asks if Chile has the answer to the public vs. private water debate.<\/p>\n<p>Water is our most precious natural resource. With only 3 percent of the world\u2019s water existing as fresh water, nearly every continent is feeling the affects of the global water crisis. For some, it\u2019s the lack of clean drinking water. For farmers, it\u2019s the inability to feed the thirst of valuable crops. Just as \u201ceasy oil\u201d has dried up, fresh water has become more difficult to access and transport.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the show <a title=\"Liquid Assets by CNBC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/liquid-assets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>9. Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water<\/h3>\n<p>This is truly a water documentary classic! This four-part television documentary was based on the 1986 book, Cadillac Desert, by Marc Reisner. The book is about land development and water policy in the western United States. It gives the history of the Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and their struggle to remake the American West. The book&#8217;s main conclusion is that development-driven policies, formed when settling the West was the country&#8217;s main concern, are having serious long-term negative effects on the environment and water quantity.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary was produced by PBS affiliate, KTEH-TV, in 1996. The parts are entitled Mulholland\u2019s Dream, An American Nile, The Mercy of Nature, and The Last Oasis.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the entire documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PR2BSGQt2DU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cadillac Desert - 1. Mulhollands Dream (1 of 9)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hkbebOhnCjA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>10. The Story of Bottled Water<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"The Story of Bottled Water\" href=\"http:\/\/www.storyofstuff.org\/movies-all\/story-of-bottled-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Story of Bottled Water<\/a> comes from the people behind the <a title=\"The Story of Stuff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.storyofstuff.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Story of Stuff Project<\/a>. The film employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand \u2014 how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. It explores the bottled water industry\u2019s attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental &#8211; themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to \u2018take back the tap,\u2019 not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Story of Bottled Water\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Se12y9hSOM0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Inspiration for this post comes from <a title=\"5 must see water documentaries from Treehugger\" href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/clean-water\/5-documentaries-you-must-see-to-understand-the-water-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Treehugger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you have enjoyed the list, but I know you have some other must-see water documentaries that I missed in this post. Please let me know by commenting below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of ten must-see documentaries that help expose some of the critical issues facing water in the 21st century. 1. FLOW: For the Love Of Water FLOW is an award-winning documentary investigation by Irena Salina into the growing privatization of the world&#8217;s dwindling fresh water supply. 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