PRODUCTIONS: THE NEVER-NEVER WATER

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Alessandra Speciale

Kenzi

48'

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The “water lords” have arrived in the Sahel as well. In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in addition to the shortage of water there is now also the threat of privatisation. The national water board is about to be sold to multinational corporations and people crowd around the wells, waiting hours to fill a few buckets. This documentary tells the story of Moussa, an itinerant water seller in the suburbs of the capital. The daily struggle for access to water is followed by interviews and accounts of the political and economic institutions involved in the process of privatization, the trade unions that have created a committee of opposition and the victims of the privatization that has already affected other public sectors. A journey to discover a dramatic urgency for the whole of our planet.

Awards

Best Film at “Ekotopfilm 2004 - XXXI International Festival of Professional Films” – Bratislava, Slovakia Water Prize at “CineEco 2003”- Lisbon, Portugal Honorable Mention at “Earthvision 2003”- Santacruz, California, USA Best Documentary in the section Le vie dell’acqua at “Premio Internazionale SASA” - Catania, Italy Selected at the “56th International Film Festival of Locarno” in the Human Rights Program – Locarno, Switzerland