INDIO

A short, FLASH animation about the privatization of water in America that will hit you over the head.

15 seconds
(Flash animation, courtesy of MTV Latin America)
by Santiago Rojas

www.mtvla.com

"Thirst" tells the stories of communities in Bolivia, India, and the United States that are asking some fundamental questions:

Is water part of a shared "commons," a human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace?

The film was partly filmed at the 2003 Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan, where politicians, international bankers, and corporate executives gathered to decide who will control global fresh water supplies. Their consensus for large dams and privatized, corporate water systems is challenged in the film by experts and activists, who assert that water is a human right, not a commodity to be traded on the open market.

produced and directed by: Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman

running time: 62 minutes

www.thirstthemovie.org

PANEL DISCUSSION

Is water a basic human right? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace?
Moderator: Jim Defede
- Elizabeth Miller, Filmmaker, Water Warriors
- Ruth Caplan, Chairperson of the Water
Privatization Committee of the Sierra Club and proclaimed "Thirst expert"
- Michael Cohen, Journalist

Additional screening at the Miami Beach Cinematheque, 6pm

Water Warriors

Water Warriors follows the heated struggle between residents, water workers and city managers over a two-year period, to spotlight what many of us take for granted in the United States – the right to affordable water and the right to representation through local government. By following the personal story of resident Vallory Johnson, who transforms her anger and personal loss into an emotional grassroots campaign, the film challenges the notion that corporate financial expertise is a substitute for democratic participation.

directed by Liz Miller

(roughcut) 45 minutes

http://www.mbcinema.com

Miami Beach Cinematheque
512 Española Way,
South Beach.