Produced and Written by Lauren Rosenfeld
Edited by Lauren Rosenfeld and Anthony Rauld
2008
Watershed intimately captures agrarian life in the heart of the Andes Mountains and portrays the struggle of a Chilean farming community to preserve its culture, land, and water rights. With the influx of large-scale mining projects, local residents confront an imminent threat to their watershed system. Through personal testimonies and powerful visual storytelling, this documentary sheds light on the implications of unfettered industrial growth and diminishing natural water resources.
Official Selection:
International Shorts Festival, Santiago, Chile
International Film Festival, Viña del Mar, Chile
San Diego Latino Film Festival
EcoFilms Festival, Rodos, Greece
Ecozine Festival, Zaragoza, Spain
FASAI Festival, Iraquara, Brazil
Voices from the Waters Festival, Bangalore, India
Other screenings:
Colorado College, Earth Week
Valdivia Museum, Chile
Atacama University, Chile
University of Michigan
Valparaiso University, Chile
Cine Arte Alameda, Santiago, Chile
Le Monde Diplomatique, Santiago, Chile
World Water Day, Aegina, Greece
Expo Zaragoza: Water and Sustainability, Spain
University of Vermont
University of Waterloo, Canada
Huasco Valley community screenings
Project Wake-Up at various high schools in northern Chile