'The Water Front' Documentary: Water Politics From a Feminist Perspective

摘要

A few years ago, I began working on a documentary film project, "The Water Front", to bring the controversial issue of water privatization to the larger public. I, like many others, was waking up to the realization that climate change, water pri-vatization, and resource management are not simply the concerns of environmental-ists or urban planners but are quickly becoming the defining issues of our times. I had previous experience using documen-tary media as a tool for advocacy and was interested to explore water politics from a feminist perspective. By profiling female protagonists impacted by water privatiza-tion I wanted to explore the discrepancy between the theory and practice of water privatization, give voice to women and marginalized communities adversely affected, and bear witness to the ways communities are responding with inspir-ing models of participatory democracy.