Watermark (2013)

Directed by

Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines how different societies around the world use and interact with water. It travels to ten countries to show water in agriculture, industry and daily life.

observationalcontemplativefactualwide-rangingsobervisually expansiveeducational

What happens

Watermark is a 2013 Canadian documentary film by Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky. It concerns the history and use of water. Burtynsky was previously the subject of Baichwal's 2006 documentary, Manufactured Landscapes. The film looks at water use practices in ten countries around the world, including the United States, China and India. The film was recorded in various international locations using ultra-high-definition equipment, including a prototype RED Epic that was hand assembled. The film won the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the 2013 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, over The Dirties and Gabrielle and was named Best Feature Length Documentary at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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