Environmental Film Fest Screening and Reception: "Downstream: Our Water; Our Lives"

Carnegie Institution for Science

Submitted by Greg on July 19, 2009 - 8:18pm

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Free and open to the public

RSVP appreciated: rsvp@pulitzercenter.org

Part of a series of water-related events surrounding World Water Day, films shown will include:

SUN COME UP (trailer) Inhabitants of the Carteret Islands in the South Pacific face rising sea levels and the imminent destruction of their community. Winner of Media that Matters Jury Award Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger.

EASY LIKE WATER (trailer) To help Bangladeshis adapt to rising sea levels, Mohammed Rezwan has built a fleet of solar-powered, Internet-enabled school boats to bring education to all. Emmy Award Winner Steve Sapienza and Glenn Baker.

WATER WARS The increasing scarcity of water in southern Ethiopia is driving the extinction of traditional ways of life and fueling conflict between neighbors. Common Language Project.

POISONED WATERS More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, iconic American waterways like the Chesapeake Bay are in perilous condition. Emmy Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Hedrick Smith.

Introduced by Pulitzer Center Executive Director Jon Sawyer. Discussion follows screening with filmmakers Jennifer Redfearn, Steve Sapienza, Glenn Baker, and Hedrick Smith along with David Douglas, president of Water Advocates.

Learn more at the Pulitzer Center's newest online educational Gateway www.pulitzergateway.org/downstream/