Synopsis for the Film

A city of teeming millions; and millions more arriving on its shores every single day. By some strange equation, a city already bustling at the brims continues to expand like a universe of its own. A city of raging flash floods and sweltering heat, a city where 60% of the population lives in the slums, a city surrounded by and reclaimed from the sea, a city of sheer velocity. Matthew Gandy’s Liquid City is a one of a kind exploration of the complexities of the water politics of one of the biggest, most diverse cities in the country- Mumbai. He marvels at the engineering challenge of transferring nearly 3000 million litres of fresh water into the city every day, a feat that suspends disbelief. He also examines the inequities of the water distribution system and on how the system affects and shapes the over-all social structure of the city. With water as the focus and a metaphor, the film candidly presents and theorizes an often overlooked facade of the city.

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