Join Save The River at the Syracuse Film Festival on Earth Day (Thursday, April 22) for a provocative look at the looming fresh water crises with a special screening event of the international award winning documentary, Blue Gold: World Water Wars. The evening features a dinner and reception with Mark Achbar, Executive Producer of Blue Gold: World Water Wars, followed by a screening the film. A portion of event proceeds will support Save The River.
Pre-Film Reception with Mark Achbar, Executive Producer of Blue Gold
5-7 p.m. at Phoebe’s Garden Cafe Tickets: $55/person; $100 per couple
To reserve tickets, contact Syracuse Film Festival at 315.443.8826.
Screening of Blue Gold: World Water Wars followed by a discussion with Executive Producer Mark Achbar and Director Sam Bozzo.
7:30 p.m. @ Palace Theater Admission: $10
Tickets Available at the door
About Blue Gold: World Water Wars
The international award winning documentary, Blue Gold: World Water Wars, sheds light on the world’s rapidly approaching water crisis and suggests that wars of the future will be fought over water, as they today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. The film is based on the ground-breaking book by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, Executive Produced by Mark Achbar and Si Litvinoff, and narrated by Malcolm McDowell.
The world’s fresh water is disappearing. As we pollute and waste away our very limited supply, corporate giants are working to make the building block of our globe a commodity, privatizing developing countries’ fresh water. In the midst of this, military control of water is rising, setting the stage for world water wars. The film follows various examples of people fighting back against the powers that be – from grade school protests to court cases to revolutions. As the specters of drought and death loom, the film finds people willing to risk everything for their right to water, their right to survive. Past civilizations have collapsed from poor water management. Can the human race survive?
More Information
Visit the Syracuse International Film Festival website for more information. Or, contact the Festival staff at 315.443.8826.
Visit the Blue Gold: World Water Wars website for more information about the film.