Water & Power: A California Heist
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Directed by | Marina Zenovich |
Written by | Mark Arax |
Produced by | Jigsaw Productions |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Water & Power: A California Heist is a 2017 American documentary film, directed by Marina Zenovich.[1][2][3]
Premiering at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Water & Power: A California Heist was also a nominee for the Grand Jury Prize.
The documentary also had a theatrical run and was later shown on the National Geographic channel.[4][5]
Synopsis
[edit]The documentary's subject is the management of California's water resources. The film argues that political and financial mechanisms are being used to shift public water supplies into the control of financiers and private corporations, while Californian communities are deprived of access to safe drinking water.
References
[edit]- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (2017-03-02). "Review: 'Water & Power: A California Heist,' With Citizens in the Crossfire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (2017-03-02). "Review: 'Water & Power: A California Heist' probes issues older than the current drought". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ T. H. R. Staff (2017-01-31). "'Water & Power: A California Heist': Film Review | Sundance 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ "California's Heated Water Wars Make for a Modern 'Chinatown'". 2017-03-10. Archived from the original on 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ "California's Heated Water Wars Make for a Modern 'Chinatown'". Science. 2025-05-11. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2017 films
- American documentary films
- 2017 documentary films
- National Geographic Society films
- 2010s American films
- Documentary films about natural disasters
- Documentary films about California
- Documentary films about water and the environment
- English-language documentary films
- Films about water scarcity
- Films directed by Marina Zenovich