Water & Power: A California Heist

Name: Water & Power: A California Heist
Genre: Documentary
Released: March 3, 2017
Duration: 87 min

2017

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National Geographic Films | Release Date: March 3, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: Water & Power: A California Heist reveals the story of how a handful of water barons gained control of the state’s most precious resource, while drought and a groundwater crisis left local homeowners with dry wells. From a 1990s backroom rewrite of the State Water Project through a breaking investigation into illicit transfers ofWater & Power: A California Heist reveals the story of how a handful of water barons gained control of the state’s most precious resource, while drought and a groundwater crisis left local homeowners with dry wells. From a 1990s backroom rewrite of the State Water Project through a breaking investigation into illicit transfers of groundwater, the film peels back the layers on a complex world most of us know nothing about and would never question unless our taps ran dry. California supplies half of the nation’s produce and is the world’s fifth largest food supplier. With our breadbasket at stake, Americans and the world are waking up to a stark reality: Water is the next commodity, and it is rapidly growing more valuable.… Expand

Director: Marina Zenovich

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Mar 2, 2017

Guided by the work of a handful of burr-like journalists, this dense and disturbing documentary dives into the regulatory quagmire of California water rights with more courage than hope. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Mar 2, 2017

While the approach taken by filmmaker Marina Zenovich, who directed 2008’s “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” relies heavily on talking heads — Gov. Jerry Brown among them — she admittedly paints a compelling picture of timeless greed. Read full review

John DeFore

Mar 2, 2017

In Water & Power: A California Heist, Zenovich tackles a subject of enormous importance, but fails to match that import with dramatic storytelling. Read full review

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