Like the documentary Tapped, Flow examines the politics of water. Access to water is a basic human right but many people do not have access to water or to clean water. People all over the world are being displaced in order to build dams. This is a worldwide issue as villages in Africa, China, and South America are highlighted. The citizens of Michigan are fighting the Nestle Corporation so their drinking water will not be pumped and then shipped out of state, leaving residents with lower water tables, mud flats and dry wells.
This is a frightening look at the dangers of privatizing water and the uphill legal battles taking place to stop large corporations from doing so. This is a good companion piece to Tapped. This cautionary documentary really encourages all of us to appreciate water until the well runs dry. Then it will be too late.
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