Filmed over a three-year period, the film journeys across the planet seeking those on the frontline fighting to protect the world’s most precious resource from running out. It seeks to awaken and inspire audiences to change how they think about the planet’s most vital resource: water, and act, by revealing the rapidly building water crisis at both a global and human scale. The documentary includes exclusive interviews from some of the world’s top scientists and experts, travelling across continents to explore some of the most shocking and alarming water shortage issues facing our planet today. From the Cape Town water crisis and the violent impact of deforestation in the Amazon to the catastrophic results of intensive farming in the American Mid-West.
Cinematography
Three years of footage capturing water's beauty and absence.
Score
Ejiofor's narration hits like a gentle but firm slap.
Production
Global scope with intimate human stories at every stop.
Director
Kevin Sim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cape Town's 'Day Zero' in 2018 became the first major city to nearly shut off municipal water, making global headlines and inspiring this film's title.
Chiwetel Ejiofor joined after visiting Malawi water projects with UNICEF—his narration wasn't just voice work, he had already seen this crisis firsthand.
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