Telling the Story to Further the Cause - Bree Bowman on The Water Front at American University
Submitted by liz on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 15:04.The Center for Social Media welcomed environmental filmmaker Liz Miller for a discussion of her new documentary, The Water Front, and on how to strategically use documentary film to extend its story beyond the screen as a powerful advocacy vehicle for complex social issues.
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/blogs/future_of_public_media/lizmill...
The Hour calls film a "docu-suspense"
Submitted by liz on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 06:25...from Meg Hewing's interview iwth Liz Miller
Meg Hewings of The Hour interviews Liz Miller
about the film
Montreal-based filmmaker Liz Miller's latest doc, The Water Front, follows an array of characters - from federal financial consultants to local plant workers, and from city councillors to local activists - in what becomes a kind of docu-suspense about one community's struggles to save its most basic resource. In a last ditch effort, will residents save their municipal water tower from being outsourced to a private company with zero previous expertise in water management?
For complete article:
http://www.hour.ca/film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=13881
To order a copy of The Water Front
Submitted by liz on Mon, 01/21/2008 - 04:17."The Water Front" is available for purchase for more information contact us
info(at)thewaterfrontmovie.org
Katherine King of Divine Caroline interviews Liz Miller
Submitted by liz on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 04:33.Q: What inspired you to make this film?
A: I wanted to explore the impact of water politics on women’s lives. With a pre-production grant from Paul Robeson, I traveled to Africa, Latin America, Europe, and North America exploring water stories. I even spent a week at Suez, the big transnational water corporation in France. My explorations ended when I visited Highland Park and discovered that residents of one of the poorest cities in America had these outrageous water bills. Having grown up in Baltimore, Maryland, I felt like this could easily be my home city. That realization forced me to narrow my focus and probe deeper. I was drawn to the incredibly strong women in this community who were approaching the crisis from very different positions. (I should mention that I am working on a “water and women” channel through blip TV to present all the footage I gathered in pre-production.)
To read the rest of the article click on this link
The Princeton Packet's front page article
Submitted by liz on Thu, 01/03/2008 - 18:00.Earthly Matters at the Princeton Environmental Film Festival
"The Water Front" gets a front page review by Princeton Packet. To read the article click here
Earthly Matters: Food, shelter and water are the focus for the Princeton Environmental Film Festival, by Ilene Dube
Posted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Water. It flows from the kitchen
sink, the shower, the garden hose. As it splashes into the grass — or
off of concrete — we take it for granted. We drive by gleaming lakes,
rivers, oceans, and we seek shelter from torrential rains. There’s an
endless supply of the stuff, so why worry, right? ...
sink, the shower, the garden hose. As it splashes into the grass — or
off of concrete — we take it for granted. We drive by gleaming lakes,
rivers, oceans, and we seek shelter from torrential rains. There’s an
endless supply of the stuff, so why worry, right? ...
