Gasland is a documentary film that investigates the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, in the United States. The film showcases the detrimental effects of contaminated water, toxic chemicals, and corporate greed on the environment and public health.
During the 1850s in Southern California, a government agent investigates a gun-running scheme, while dealing with a broken marriage engagement and a romantic relationship with a female schoolteacher. He must also navigate through political intrigue and a dangerous criminal underworld.
In 1930s Egypt, a town council controlled by a despotic rule deprives the working-class peasants of their water resources. A brave schoolteacher leads a petition to fight against the corrupt mayor and land owner to secure water rights and put an end to the oppressive regime.
Where does water come from? Will we run out of it? Who decides how much water we can use? Is there something we can do? In order to connect the dots and enhance the understanding of the general public on how we use our freshwater resources, UN WWAP produced a unique project called: The Water Rooms. The Water Rooms is a visionary and inspirational itinerary of five short animated movies intertwined by five monologues, created to trigger interest and encourage learning about freshwater resources and their responsible and sustainable management.
Shed Tears for the River is a sponsored documentary, and is notable as the first film made by the South Australian Film Corporation, set up and financed by the South Australian state government. It celebrates the indigenous identification with river and land, and then looks at the degradation and destruction of the natural environment of the Murray river system in South Australia by human activities … riverboats, houseboats, leisure craft, shacks, development and the filling in of swamps, agriculture and industry and their polluting ways, whether via chemicals, detergents, excrement, fertilizers, barrages, locks, and salts produced by irrigation.
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