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This award winning documentary directed by sam bozzo is based on the book blue gold. Blue gold world water wars american friends service. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by tony clarke and maude barlow who are both interview extensively in the film. World water wars 2009 an indepth examination shows waters impact on the whole world. The film contains of multiple interviews 35 from a wide pool of people from. With jim olson, tony clarke, maude barlow, octavio rosas lando. In this report, i will try to put some the good points about and the most examples of misinformation. Bluegoldwateressay p film reflection world water wars blue. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clark. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water, and.
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World water wars awardwinning documentary based on the groundbreaking book, narrated by malcolm mcdowell, and distributed by pbs video. Filmmaker sam bozzo goes well beyond this obvious point in blue gold. In every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping, and wasting our limited supply of fresh water at an expediential level as population and technology grows. Director the documentary is based off the book blue gold. This is the fourth film in the examining modern life series, sponsored by the afsc, concerning water privatization vs. World water wars examines the problems created by the privatisation and commercialisation of the worlds water supplies and asks what this means as the resource dwindles and demand grows.
World water wars is directed by sam bozzo and based on the book blue gold. They dont need to clean tap water like salt water since tap water is already clean. World water wars 2009 starring malcolm mcdowell on dvd and bluray. We use it when brushing our teeth, quenching our thirst, washing our clothes, and watering our plants. World water wars site has a wealth of information on how to protect your watershed. The economics of happiness 2011 is free to watch in april. In 1906 pablo valencia dared the journey from mexico to california in search of gold. Both maude and tony have been heavily involved in the fight for clean water for decades, and you see a lot of them in this movie. Martin approached me after a screening in toronto, canada and offered to help organize worldwide free screenings of blue gold. World water wars full 1 follower 172 lines get embed code. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude.
Water is one of the most common things on earth, but the supply of fresh water on this planet is limited, and as the world s population expands, the demands of industry increase and pollution contaminates more and more of our natural resources. In researching a sequel to the man who fell to earth, director sam bozzo ran across maude barlows and tony clarkes blue gold. World water wars is an awardwinning 2008 documentary by sam bozzo, based on the book blue gold. Contains 30 minutes of bonus material, including deleted scenes and an interview with the filmmaker. Jan 26, 2008 awardwinning featured documentary narrated by malcolm mcdowell. A misunderstanding you might have is how many bottled water companies use a form of ro to filter water from tap water. If you need evidence, there is plenty of it in a new documentary highlighting the science, politics, and future of water on planet earth entitled blue gold. Malcolm mcdowell, maude barlow, vandana shiva, tony clarke, oscar olivera, wenonah hauter, ryan hreljac, virginia setshedi. It is a simplified version without the same filtration traps as true ro. The dvd was recommended to me by a patron at the library where i work. World water wars worksheet provides questions for students to answer during the movie film this award winning documentary directed by sam. Corrupt governments use water for economic and political gain. World water wars is a 2008 documentary film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by sam bozzo, based on the book blue gold.
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