Water for Life

Water For Life tells the story of three extraordinary individuals: Berta Cáceres, a leader of the Lenca people in Honduras; Francisco Pineda, a subsistence farmer in El Salvador; and Alberto Curamil, an Indigenous Mapuche Chief in Chile, all of whom refused to let government supported industry and transnational corporations take their water and redirect it to mining, hydroelectric projects, or large scale agriculture. Despite reassurances from companies and the authorities, they knew what lay ahead: contaminated water, environmental devastation, and the destruction of their communities. Narrated by Diego Luna, with the original song Ko (Water) by Lila Downs and Daniela Millaleo.

Presence of director

Tags:

Documentary

Nacional

Animation

Priscilla Brasil

Direction

Will Parrinello

Production

Maria Jose Calderon, Rick Tejada-Flores e Will Parrinello

Editing

Maria Jose Calderon

Cinematography

Vicente Franco

Country of origin

EUA

Festivals and Awards

Melhor Longa Internacional @ FINCA International Environmental Film Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Melhor Longa @ Isla Verde Film Festival, Cuba
Prêmio do Público de Melhor Longa @ Mill Valley Festival, EUA
Ecozine Film Festival, Espanha
SiciliAmbiente Film Festival, Itália
Florida Film Festival, EUA

Directors

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