World water wars trailer 2009 based on the groundbreaking book by maude barlow, this documentary depicts the inevitable future conflicts over the worlds water supply. On the us mexican border, the new river is so polluted that us border patrol refuse to go in after illegal aliens who dare swim it left and become contaminated with 100s of diseases. The film contains of multiple interviews 35 from a wide pool of people from. World water wars stars malcolm mcdowell the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which assembled. One thing that most people dont know is that the world is desertifying very quickly. The right to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clarke. Maude barlow national chairperson, council of canadians chair, ifg committee on the globalization of water the wars of the next century will be about water. Movies move us like nothing else can, whether theyre scary, funny, dramatic, romantic or anywhere inbetween. Rent malcolm mcdowell movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. 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. Since 1998, dvd netflix has been the premier dvdbymail rental service. Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are over oil today, as our blue gold, the source of human survival, enters the global marketplace and. 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.
In blue gold, robert glennon, author of water follies and the new unquenchable, explains human ingenuity has found out ways to get water from beneath the surface of the earth for thousands of years, whats changed, though, is the technology. Military control of water emerges and a new geopolitical map and power structure forms, setting the stage for world water wars. Feb 22, 2015 the ten deadliest snakes in the world with steve irwin real wild documentary duration. Unfortunately, talking about the water crisis isnt just muttering about a gloom and doom prediction of what could happen if we dont. Netflix is a streaming service that offers a wide variety of awardwinning tv shows, movies, anime, documentaries, and more on thousands of internetconnected devices. World water wars dvd,this award winning documentary directed by sam bozzo is based on the book blue gold. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clark. Directed by sam bozzo and released in 2008, the film was inspired by the book blue gold. World water wars stars malcolm mcdowell the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water by maude barlow and tony clark. Alternately political and apolitical, pessimistic and optimistic but rarely, if ever, cinematic sam bozzos blue gold. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water. Both maude and tony have been heavily involved in the fight for clean water for decades.
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With jim olson, tony clarke, maude barlow, octavio rosas lando. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling. As water becomes an increasingly precious commodity, corrupt governments, corporations and even private investors are scrambling to control it which leaves everyday citizens fighting for a substance they need to survive. World water wars as sam bozzo, his feature documentary based on the groundbreaking book and narrated by malcolm mcdowell.
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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. Apr 07, 2009 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. Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are over oil today, as our blue gold, the source of human survival, enters the global marketplace and political arena as a commodity to be sought out, fought over, and conquered. This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by netflix in any way. In 1906 pablo valencia dared the journey from mexico to california in search of gold. World water wars works best as a smallscreen educational docu that. Fresh water is a precious and precipitiously dwindling commodity on our planet, due. An art center college of design alumni, sam wrote, directed, and edited three. The right to stop the corporate theft of the world s water. An indepth examination shows water s impact on the whole world. As water becomes an increasingly precious commodity, corrupt governments, corporations and even private investors are scrambling to control it which leaves everyday citizens fighting for a substance they need to survi.
World water wars is an awardwinning documentary from director sam bozzo that posits were moving closer to a world in which water could actually incite war. Blue gold does not paint an optimistic picture of our future. Sold by t3 family movies and ships from amazon fulfillment. His first documentary focuses on computer hackers, produced by triggerstreet productions and narrated by kevin spacey. Corrupt governments use water for economic and political gain.
We now pump approximately 30 billion gallons of groundwater every day. Blue gold the global water crisis and the commodification of the world s water supply revised edition spring, 2001 author. Global warming is an issue of how we live, the water crisis is an issue of if we live. Blue gold reveals horrifying stories such as mexico city farms are irrigated with raw sewage as the corrupt government gives its fresh water to cocacola. To the philippine government its a wakeup call to create laws or to strictly implement our existing laws concerning water conservation.
Oct 07, 2008 alternately political and apolitical, pessimistic and optimistic but rarely, if ever, cinematic sam bozzos blue gold. Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil. Its target is to reduce by half the proportion of the worlds population without access to water and adequate sanitation. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. The right to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clarke. Both maude and tony have been heavily involved in the fight for clean water for decades, and you see a lot of. World water wars narrated by malcolm mcdowell, this awardwinning documentary from director sam bozzo posits that were moving closer to a world in which water a seemingly plentiful natural resource could actually incite war. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the world s water, written by maude barlow and tony clarke. The film examines the problems created by the privatization and commoditization of water. Apr, 2009 filmmaker sam bozzo goes well beyond this obvious point in blue gold. As water becomes an increasingly precious commodity, corrupt governments, corporations and even private investors are scrambling to control it which leaves everyday citizens fighting for a. World water wars is a 2008 documentary film based on the 2003 book blue gold. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions.
Audience reaction to blue gold has been great, and i am thrilled with the requests that come in to organize community screenings. Director the documentary is based off the book blue gold. Jan 26, 2008 awardwinning featured documentary narrated by malcolm mcdowell. Michal kravciks blue alternative project in slovakia. Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survival enters the global marketplace and political arena. In researching a sequel to the man who fell to earth, director sam bozzo ran across maude barlows and tony clarkes blue gold. Blue gold world water wars full 1 follower 172 lines get embed code. This site does not represent netflix or netflix in australia. World water wars 2009 starring malcolm mcdowell on dvd and bluray. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling supply, prompting protests. World water wars cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Ismail serageldin, vicepresident of the world bank. Awardwinning featured documentary narrated by malcolm mcdowell.
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