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Blue Gold: World Water Wars

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Blue Gold: World Water Wars
Directed bySam Bozzo
Written bySam Bozzo
Maude Barlow
Tony Clarke
Produced byMark Achbar
Si Litvinoff
Sam Bozzo
Narrated byMalcolm McDowell
Edited bySam Bozzo
Music byHannes Bertolini [de]
Thomas Aichinger
Distributed byPBS
Release date
  • October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07) (Vancouver International Film Festival)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blue Gold: World Water Wars is a 2008 documentary film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Sam Bozzo,[1] based on the book Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke.[2]

It was produced by Mark Achbar and Si Litvinoff and was narrated by Malcolm McDowell. The film was first screened on October 9, 2008, at the Vancouver International Film Festival.[3]

Synopsis

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Blue Gold: World Water Wars examines environmental and political implications of the planet's dwindling water supply, and posits that wars in the future will be fought over water.[4] The film also highlights some success stories of water activists around the world.

Critical reception and awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ GreenMuze Staff (August 27, 2008). "Blue Gold: World Water Wars. An Interview With Film Director Sam Bozzo". Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  2. ^ Larraine Cox, Jan (February 27, 2009). "Water Water Everywhere: Blue Gold at the Kent Film Festival". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved May 26, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Ferreras, Jesse (26 September 2008). "Blue Gold examines the politics of water". north shore news. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Film Review - Blue Gold: World Water Wars". TreeHugger.
  5. ^ http://www.cbmc.ca/news/story/2008/10/11/vancouver-film-awards.html[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Awards Roundup: October 1-13, 2008". International Documentary Association.
  7. ^ "Awards Roundup: March 18-24, 2009". International Documentary Association.
  8. ^ Chang, Richard (May 4, 2009). "It's a wrap for the Newport Beach Film Festival". The OC Register. Retrieved May 25, 2009.[permanent dead link]
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