RAFF: Watermark

The Reel Art Film Festival is a fundraiser for the CR Art Gallery, in partnership with the Tidemark Theatre Society

Watermark

DIRECTORS: Jennifer Baichwal + Edward Burtynsky, Canada, 2013, 90 minutes, Rated G

Featuring the stunning photography of renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, Watermark is a feature documentary film that brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water: how we are drawn to it, what we learn from it, how we use it and the consequences of that use. Through expansive Burtynsky visuals, we see massive floating abalone farms off China’s Fujian coast and the construction site of the biggest arch dam in the world, the Xiluodu, six times the size of the Hoover. We visit the barren desert delta where the mighty Colorado River no longer reaches the ocean, and the water-intensive leather tanneries of Dhaka. The combination of award-winning documentarian Jennifer Baichwal and master photographer Burtynsky, this is a spectacle to behold.

Best Canadian Film Award @ 2013 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, Best Feature Length Documentary @ Canadian Screen Awards

Tickets: $12 Adult (+applicable taxes and fees), $6 Youth 19 and under & low income (+applicable taxes and fees)