The Canadian documentary Burning Water investigates a rural Alberta family’s water supply, and its unnerving ability to combust due to the surrounding area’s oil and gas industry. The film is the brainchild of writer/directors Tadzio Richards and Cameron Esler, and was inspired by Richards’ award winning article of the same name (published in Maisonneuve magazine). Burning Water investigates a touchy subject here in Calgary, but carries a message well worth the controversy. Environmental issues are hot topics these days, especially in Alberta, so CIFF 2010 has introduced a brand new series devoted to our planet: Green Screen. Headlined by the much-anticipated documentary about northern Alberta’s oil sands, Dirty Oil, the series provides a great opportunity to be entertained and informed.
Do the activist in yourself a favor and check out Burning Water, Sunday September 26th, at 2:30PM at The Plaza. You might learn a thing or two about our province, and Mother Nature will thank you for it!
Burning Water Trailer V.1 from Bunbury Films on Vimeo.
Tickets are available at CIFF box office locations, and online.
