Synopsis for the Film
Film: Flow: For Love of Water
Country: Japan/South Africa/Lesotho/India/Brazil/Bolivia/France/Canada/USA
Director: Irena Salina
Duration: 83 min
Category: Who Owns the Water
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2008, and winner of the International Jury Prize at Mumbai International Film Festival, 2008, Irena Salina’s acclaimed and feted Flow: For Love of Water has, since it premiered at the beginning of the year, grown to become one of the most passionate, powerful and comprehensive voices addressing ‘water issues’ not just as a local problem but as a wide-reaching inter-connected global catastrophe, the consequences of which will be experienced by one and all. Salina’s film travels all across the world- from the deserts and farms of India to the slums of Africa to river banks to cold corporate environs and tries to explore every facet of the issue be it the victims, the activism, the science, the statistics and the policies of the evil corporations as it exposes the enormity of the problems- water privatization, pollution, large scale developmental projects, climate change, depletion of fresh water resources etc. While specifics of locality and issue may differ, the message is the same; water, and our future as a species, is quickly drying up. And the time to act is NOW.
Distinctions
Sundance Film Festival 2008
International Jury Prize, Mumbai International Film Fes
Best Documentary 2008, HBO Audience Choice Award, Provincetown Intl Film Festival
Best Documentary 2008, VAIL International Film Festival
Best Human Interest Film, Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival
More Details
Irena Salina started her career at 15 as a radio journalist in Paris then worked in production in various capacities on numerous US films before writing and directing her first short, See You on Monday, sponsored by LifeTime Television for the Hamptons Film Festival. Her first feature film, Ghost Bird: The Life and Art of Judith Deim (2000) is an award-winning documentary that delves into the remarkable life of St. Louis-born artist Judith Deim. GhostBird was featured at many festivals, won Best Documentary at the 15th Fort Lauderdale Film Festival, the Presidents' Award at Mexico's prestigious Ajijic Film Festival, and is an evergreen audience favorite on the Sundance Channel.
