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Our Blue World: A Water Odyssey

Earth Day

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Connecting ancient wisdom with practical 21st century solutions, Our Blue World is a spectacular and eye-opening film about our deepest and most precious resource. As anthropologist Wade Davis points out, every culture holds water sacred. Ecologist and philosopher Li An Phoa experienced an epiphany drinking water directly from the Rupert River in northern Quebec… She now campaigns to create clean drinkable river systems all over the world, because, “if we are taking care of the rivers, we are taking care of ourselves.” The film takes us to the Mississippi, to Cambodia, Europe, Burundi… To Peru, where Incan canals alleviate water shortages in Lima, and to China, where “sponge cities” store rain from monsoon season to cultivate green urban spaces year-round.

 

Apr 22: Post-screening discussion with author and anthropologist Wade Davis, Paul O’Callaghan (BlueTech Research, producer, Our Blue World), Dr. Shannon Waters, Dr. Mark Johnson (Canada Research Chair in Ecohydrology) and others

Director

Ruán Magan

Featuring

Liam Neeson (narrator), Wade Davis, Li An Phoa, Paul O’Callaghan

Credits
Country of Origin

Ireland

Year

2024

Language

English

19+
90 min

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Credits

Screenwriter

Ruán Magan, Paul O’Callaghan

Cinematography

Oliver Hegarty, Brian O’Leary, Colm Whelan

Editor

Juangus Dinsmore

Original Music

Anna Rice

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