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If you have a love of film and a desire to protect our earth’s water
sources and climate, hosting a Water Docs Where You Live Community
Screening is a way for you to become involved and take action.
We’ll show you how to go about it.

T H E M E S

Here are some great themes to select from and to start
your exploration of our Water Docs Film Library.

ABORIGINAL | ACTIVISM | CORAL REEFS | CLIMATE CHANGE
DAMMED DAMS | DIVING | ECOSYSTEMS | FRACKING | INDIGENOUS
INDUSTRY | POLLUTION | RIVERS & WATERSHEDS | SALMON
SUSTAINABILITY | SPECIES | THE INSPIRATION OF WATER
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

A B O R I G I N A L

In aboriginal wisdom lies the deep connection to land and the water needed to make it live.

Putuparri and the Rainmakers AUSTRALIA | 2015 | 86 min
The Rainmakers of Nganyi SOUTH AFRICA | 2015 | 8.5 min


A C T I V I S M

What does it take to make a difference?

A Fractured State AUSTRALIA | 2016 | 24 min
A Tale of Two Cities USA | 2018 | 14 min
Amazonia Dammed UK | 2017 | 14 min
Gracie USA | 2016 | 5.5 min
Kwadacha By The River CANADA | 2017 | 18.5 min
Our Oceans: A Journey Of Discovery SOUTH AFRICA | 2019 | 90 min
Pilliga Rising AUSTRALIA | 2019 | 40 min
Something in the Water NEW ZEALAND | 2016 | 18 min
Sea of Life CANADA | 2016 | 85 min
Sea of Shadows AUSTRIA | 2019 | 105 min
The Beaver Believers USA | 2018 | 20 min
The Condor & The Eagle USA | 2019 | 79 min
The Radicals CANADA | 2018 | 55 min
Watson AUSTRIA | 2019 | 100 min
Xelaltxw CANADA | 2016 | 7 min


C O R A L

Coral bleaching has become a global threat.

For the Love of the Reef USA - 2018 - 7 min
The End Game CANADA | 2016 | 28.5 min


C L I M A T E

”There is one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent threat of a changing climate.” Barack Obama

Beyond Crisis CANADA | 2017 | 64 min
BEYOND CRISIS is a story of hope for a rapidly changing world: a
meditative call to action that explores what it means to be living
in this new era of climate change, as told by over fifty diverse
voices from across Canada, the U.S. and beyond.

The Condor & The Eagle USA | 2019 | 79 min
Facing the Mountain INDIA - 2016 - 21 min
Little Yellow Boots FINLAND | 2017 | 95 min
Mni Wiconi: Water Is Life USA | 2018 | 3 min
The Rainmakers of Ngangi SOUTH AFRICA | 2015 | 8.5 min
Thirst for Power USA - 2018 - 61 min


D A M S

Environmental impacts.

Amazonia Dammed UK | 2017 | 14 min
Confluence USA - 2018 - 55 min
Downstream CANADA / 2016 | 6 min
Kwadacha by the River CANADA | 2017 / 18.5 min
The Radicals CANADA - 2018 - 55 min
TIMBÓ UK - 2017 - 9 min
Valley of the Southern North CANADA | 2018 | 19.5 min
United by Water USA | 2017 | 60 min


D I V I N G

How are divers helping to protect endangered waters? Dive in and see.

Aqua Incognita: Made in China CANADA | 2017 | 52 min
Child of the Cenote BAHAMAS | 2019 | 5 min
El Buzo (The Diver) MEXICO | 2016 | 16 min
Melting Stars CANADA | 2017 | 15 min


E C O S Y S T E M S

Feather from Fish Lake CANADA | 2017 | 7.5 min
Melting Stars CANADA | 2017 | 15 min
Sea of Life CANADA | 2016 | 14 min
The Beaver Believers USA | 2018 | 20 min
The Seahorse UK | 2016 | 7 min
Xelaltxw CANADA | 2016 | 7 min


F R A C K I N G

Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well.

A Fractured State AUSTRALIA | 2016 | 24 min
Burning Water CANADA | 2010 | 42.5 min


I N D I G E N O U S

How are Indigenous communities responding to the challenges to their waters?

Amazonia Dammed UK | 2017 | 14 min
For Our Peat’s Sake CANADA | 2017 | 35 min
Feather from Fish Lake CANADA / 2017 / 7.5 min
Gracie USA | 2016 | 5.5 min
Kwadacha By The River CANADA / 2017 | 18.5 min
The Radicals CANADA - 2018 - 55 min
United by Water USA | 2017 | 60 min
Xelaltwx CANADA | 2016 | 7 min


I N D U S T R Y

Do you like flowers or gardening?
Do you eat rice?
These films will change how you look at such very ordinary things.

A Crude Injustice AUSTRALIA | 2017 | 26.5 min
Arsenic: The Creeping Killer GERMANY | 2017 | 26.5 min
For Our Peat’s Sake CANADA | 2017 | 35 min
Pilliga Rising AUSTRALIA | 2019 | 40 min
Revive Our Rivers INDIA | 2017 | 2 min
TIMBÓ UK - 2017 - 9 min


P O L L U T I O N

A Crude Injustice AUSTRALIA | 2017 | 26.5 min
Birthplace THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 5.5 min
The Story of Birthplace THE NETHERLANDS | 2018 | 14.5 min
Healing Baltimore's Harbor: A Pipe Dream? USA - 2017 - 27.5 min
Holy (un)Holy River USA | 2016 | 60 min
RiverBlue CANADA | 2016 | 90 min
Skeleton Sea NORWAY | 2016 | 25.5 min
The Storm Downstream USA | 2015 | 13 min


R I V E R S & W A T E R S H E D S

How do rivers flow through our lives?

A River’s Last Chance USA | 2017 | 65 min
Downstream CANADA | 2016 | 6 min
Feather from Fish Lake CANADA | 2017 | 7.5 min
For Our Peat’s Sake CANADA | 2017 | 35 min
Holy (un)Holy River USA | 2016 | 60 min
Kwadacha by the River CANADA | 2017 | 18.5 min
Like A River Flows CANADA | 2017 | 11.5 min
Onward Ever: The Becoming of Indiana's White River USA - 2018 - 16 min
RiverBlue CANADA | 2016 | 90 min
The Beaver Believers USA | 2018 | 20 min
The Peel Project CANADA | 2016 | 67 min
The River of the Kukamas CANADA - 2018 - 7 min


S A L M O N

A River’s Last Chance USA | 2017 | 65 min
Downstream CANADA | 2016 / 6 min
For the Love of Salmon USA - 2018 - 7 min


S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y

Burning Water CANADA | 2010 | 42.5 min
En La Orilla USA | 2014 | 12.5 min
Hand.Line.Cod. CANADA | 2016 | 13.5 min
Invading Giants CANADA | 2017 | 12 min
The Local Oyster Stout USA | 2017 | 8 min
Skeleton Sea NORWAY | 2016 | 25.5 min
Wild Tides CANADA - 2018 - 12 min


S P E C I E S

A Gentle Giant AUSTRALIA | 2016 | 4.5 min
Cold Stunned USA | 2019 | 12 min
Feather from Fish Lake CANADA | 2017 | 7.5 min
Fix and Release Canada | 2017 | 15.5 min
Kwadacha by the River CANADA | 2017 | 18.5 min
Melting Stars CANADA | 2017 | 15 min
Our Oceans: A Journey of Discovery SOUTH AFRICA | 2019 | 90 min
The Grind Message DENMARK - 2018 - 21 min
The Hundred-Year-Old Whale CANADA | 2017 | 15 min
Sea of Life CANADA | 2016 | 85 min
The Beaver Believers USA | 2018 | 20 min
The Seahorse UK | 2017 | 14 min
To the Orcas, With Love CANADA - 2017 - 56 min
Watson AUSTRIA | 2019 | 100 min


U R B A N - D E V E L O P M E N T

Alice’s Garden USA | 2018 | 9.5 min
The Lungs of the City USA | 2018 | 14 min
Healing Baltimore’s Harbor: A Pipe Dream? USA | 2017 | 27.5 min
The Return of Harbor Porpoises to San Francisco Bay USA | 2016 | 9.5 min
From the Water CANADA | 2018 | 11.5 min
Keeper of the Creek USA | 2018 | 4.5 min
Onward Ever: The Becoming of Indiana’s White River USA | 2018 | 16 min
Sea of Shadows AUSTRIA | 2019 | 105 min


I N S P I R A T I O N

A Word to the Wise SPAIN - 2018 - 27 min
Angel of the Deep GERMANY | 2017 | 4 min
Aquerela RUSSIA - 2018 - 89 min
Call of the Lake CANADA | 2018 | 4 min
Confluence USA - 2018 - 55 min
Daaham - Thirst INDIA - 2017 - 5 min
Elemental THE NETHERLANDS - 2018 - 3.5 min
From the Water CANADA - 2018 - 11.5 min
Fluvius SPAIN | 2019 | 12 min
Girl on Wave USA | 2017 | 64 min
Hall of Fishes USA | 2019 | 9 min
In Season CANADA | 2016 | 9.5 min
One Breath UK | 2017 | 6.5 min
The Peel Project CANADA | 2016 | 67 min
Snowglobe FRANCE | 2015 | 13.5 min
Spring on a Stand USA - 2018 - 16 min
Standing On Water DENMARK | 2015 | 65 min
The Canoe CANADA | 2017 | 27 min
The Deep End USA | 2017 | 1.5 min
The Weight of Water USA - 2018 - 80 min
TIDES Canada | 2019 | 8.5 min
Veer NORWAY - 2017 - 7 min
Waterway Jay USA - 2018 - 7 min
Wetlands USA | 2019 | 3 min
Ziyou (Freedom) CANADA | 2017 | 8 min