There's Something in the Water (2019)

Directed by

Ian Daniel, Elliot Page

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how pollution and environmental damage hurt Black and First Nations communities in Nova Scotia more than others. It shows real people dealing with contaminated water and land near their homes.

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What happens

There's Something in the Water is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Elliot Page and Ian Daniel. An examination of environmental racism, the film explores the disproportionate effect of environmental damage on Black Canadian and First Nations communities in Nova Scotia. The film takes its name from Ingrid Waldron's book on environmental racism, There's Something in the Water. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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