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The Loft Cinema, University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center and Institute of the Environment are proud to co-present a special Earth Day pre-screening of Watermark - April 22nd at 7:00
Watermark is a visually striking new documentary that brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water: how we are drawn to it, what we learn from it, how we use it and the consequences of that use. Following their triumphant collaboration on Manufactured Landscapes, award-winning documentary filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal and acclaimed environmental photographer Edward Burtynsky reunite to explore the ways in which humanity has shaped, manipulated, and depleted one of its most vital and compromised resources. Transporting us all over the world - from the man-made All-American Canal on the Colorado River to the sacred waters of the Allahabad in India to the immense Xiluodu Dam in China - Watermark explores the massive impact that human intervention has had on the world’s water supply with images of astonishing (and sometimes terrifying) beauty. Poetic, thought-provoking, and visually stunning, Watermark is a timely and urgent reflection on one of the world’s most precious and essential resources. (Dir. by Jennifer Baichwal & Edward Burtynksy, 2013, Canada, 92 mins., Rated PG, EOne Film)
Panelists:
Chris Scott
University of Arizona
Associate Research Professor of Water Resources Policy
Associate Professor, The School of Geography and Development & The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Francisco Zamora Arroyo
Sonoran Institute
Director, Colorado River Delta Legacy Program
Lucero Radonic
University of Arizona
Ph.D. Student, School of Anthropology
Researching the impact that long-term drought and accelerated urban growth have on urban livelihoods and water accessibility.
Moderator:
Jean McLain
University of Arizona
Associate Director, Water Resources Research Center
Sponsors:
Institute of the Environment
Water Resources Research Center