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An astonishingly wide-ranging film. An informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests. --New York Times
An astonishingly wide-ranging film. An informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests. --New York Times
An astonishingly wide-ranging film. An informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests. --New York Times
An astonishingly wide-ranging film. An informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests. --New York Times
An astonishingly wide-ranging film. An informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests. --New York Times
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Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindli
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37 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
There's a battle going on for the source of life, water. Our corporate media isn't saying much about it, but across the globe citizens are struggling against transnational corporations like Nestle and Vivendi which are seizing the dwindling fresh water supplies. It's an absolutely critical topic that this film explains in an informative and inspiring fashion. "Flow" takes us to Bolivia Cochabamba!: Water War in Bolivia, South Africa, India Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit, Michigan and beyond; and introduces us to the people who are being harmed by corporate tyrannies that are claiming the water of their land. Big businesses are making a fortune as they pollute or divert water supplies, or bottle it for sale at prices that the world's poor cannot afford.
People in the wealthy nations may feel they are immune from this crisis, but they too are being ripped off by the bottled water racket and poisoned by the continuing toxification of water with synthetic chemicals Toxic Legacy: Synthetic Toxins in the Food, Water and Air of American Cities.
"Flow" features many heroes we don't yet know the names of, like Vandana Shiva and Maude Barlow; but we are fortunate they have been slowing the march of the corporate fundamentalists The Corporation. People concerned about health and justice will want to contribute to the cause of water rights for humans, not for CEOs. Buying and sharing this film is a great first step.... Read more ›
People in the wealthy nations may feel they are immune from this crisis, but they too are being ripped off by the bottled water racket and poisoned by the continuing toxification of water with synthetic chemicals Toxic Legacy: Synthetic Toxins in the Food, Water and Air of American Cities.
"Flow" features many heroes we don't yet know the names of, like Vandana Shiva and Maude Barlow; but we are fortunate they have been slowing the march of the corporate fundamentalists The Corporation. People concerned about health and justice will want to contribute to the cause of water rights for humans, not for CEOs. Buying and sharing this film is a great first step.... Read more ›
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I work in the water field where protecting our water supply and paying attention to when and how it is used, and this video was even an eye opener for me. The case for greed is the platform at hand as always, the almighty dollar. The problem comes down to demand. If we as stewards of the earth stop buying the products, i.e. bottled water, the demand would dwindle and the lack of attractiveness of the industry's drain on the earth's water would help preserve this natural resouce for generations to come.
Walk away from, Coca Cola, Nestle and Pepsi bottled water. Look at the label. Pay attention and just do your part.
Walk away from, Coca Cola, Nestle and Pepsi bottled water. Look at the label. Pay attention and just do your part.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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The film "FLOW: For Love Of Water" is one of the most important water films of recent years. If you have any interest in your health, the health of your children and of our global civilization - then you should borrow FLOW from your local library or purchase it through AMAZON. In the film FLOW you will learn how over 30,000 people die each day from water-related diseases, and how contaminated water is one of the greatest killers of people in history. You will learn how birth defects and other health problems are substantially higher in areas located near large agricultural zones.
Flow will also bring you up-to-date on what is inside the bottled water you drink, how you can save money and by drinking tap water, and how the some water bottlers are taking control of water sources while destroying ecosystems. The film informs us about how over 30,000 people die each day from water-related diseases. In the film we learn how birth defects and other health problems are substantially higher in areas located near large agricultural zones.
In the film FLOW you will learn how control of water translates into power through economic control of money, how control of water translates into the power to control people in small communities, major cities and even entire countries - and, how control of water translated into ultimate power over life and death - which flows into which areas of the world will have healthy and wealthy people with long life spans - and which areas will have poverty and unhealthy people with short life spans. In other words, a subtle form of planned genocide.
The foundations of the information provided by FLOW can be found in books such as, , by William E. Marks; Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water, by Maude Barlow; The World's Water 2008-2009: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources, by Peter Gleick et al., and Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit, by Vandana Shiva.
In the film FLOW you will find answers - as to how to create and manage low-tech water management for your home and your community. Why you should stop using bottled water. And, learn how you can help the world's water through some simple changes in your personal behavior, through changes in the way you spend your money and your time.
In the film FLOW you will learn how the answer to the world's water crisis does not exist with our governments, or with our transnational corporations - no - the answer to the world's water crisis exists in the hearts and minds of people who work together in a concerted effort with an all-embracing water philosophy. Read more ›
Flow will also bring you up-to-date on what is inside the bottled water you drink, how you can save money and by drinking tap water, and how the some water bottlers are taking control of water sources while destroying ecosystems. The film informs us about how over 30,000 people die each day from water-related diseases. In the film we learn how birth defects and other health problems are substantially higher in areas located near large agricultural zones.
In the film FLOW you will learn how control of water translates into power through economic control of money, how control of water translates into the power to control people in small communities, major cities and even entire countries - and, how control of water translated into ultimate power over life and death - which flows into which areas of the world will have healthy and wealthy people with long life spans - and which areas will have poverty and unhealthy people with short life spans. In other words, a subtle form of planned genocide.
The foundations of the information provided by FLOW can be found in books such as, , by William E. Marks; Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water, by Maude Barlow; The World's Water 2008-2009: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources, by Peter Gleick et al., and Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit, by Vandana Shiva.
In the film FLOW you will find answers - as to how to create and manage low-tech water management for your home and your community. Why you should stop using bottled water. And, learn how you can help the world's water through some simple changes in your personal behavior, through changes in the way you spend your money and your time.
In the film FLOW you will learn how the answer to the world's water crisis does not exist with our governments, or with our transnational corporations - no - the answer to the world's water crisis exists in the hearts and minds of people who work together in a concerted effort with an all-embracing water philosophy. Read more ›
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Tears Started Flowing! Should Be Required Viewing Before Graduating College!
October 17, 2008
By Danny G.
Format:DVD
It's not very often that tears start rolling down my cheeks while watching a political documentary! Flow was that moving! A film full of both the very best and the very worst humanity has to offer.
I'm an environmental activist and have been following global water issues for years. What makes Flow so absolutely wonderful is that it covers it all. It's like watching a prosecutor make an indictment: needless water contamination by some rather nasty chemicals, such as pesticides, herbicides and pharmaceuticals; harm caused by World Bank & IMF policies; gross abuses of human rights by smug transnational water corporations throughout the world, including the USA; harm caused by damming many of the world's largest rivers; preventable diseases and deaths caused by polluted water, such a cholera; hormonal changes in fish and amphibians.
On the other hand you see some incredibly brave people stand up to these mind-boggling abuses of power. Even an extremely elderly disciple of Mahatma Gandhi teaches the next generation of activists how to be effective. Plenty of brilliant and appropriate, low-technology solutions are shown. It does not take huge transnational corporations to assure the delivery of safe drinking water, which is (pardon the pun) made crystal clear!
Flow is one of the most outstanding documentaries I have had the privilege to watch in my entire life! My hat's off to all those who made this magnificent film possible!
See:Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water and and Human Right to Water: Legal and Policy Dimensions (Law, Justice, and Development) (Law, Justice, and Development) Read more ›
I'm an environmental activist and have been following global water issues for years. What makes Flow so absolutely wonderful is that it covers it all. It's like watching a prosecutor make an indictment: needless water contamination by some rather nasty chemicals, such as pesticides, herbicides and pharmaceuticals; harm caused by World Bank & IMF policies; gross abuses of human rights by smug transnational water corporations throughout the world, including the USA; harm caused by damming many of the world's largest rivers; preventable diseases and deaths caused by polluted water, such a cholera; hormonal changes in fish and amphibians.
On the other hand you see some incredibly brave people stand up to these mind-boggling abuses of power. Even an extremely elderly disciple of Mahatma Gandhi teaches the next generation of activists how to be effective. Plenty of brilliant and appropriate, low-technology solutions are shown. It does not take huge transnational corporations to assure the delivery of safe drinking water, which is (pardon the pun) made crystal clear!
Flow is one of the most outstanding documentaries I have had the privilege to watch in my entire life! My hat's off to all those who made this magnificent film possible!
See:Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water and and Human Right to Water: Legal and Policy Dimensions (Law, Justice, and Development) (Law, Justice, and Development) Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Heavy, with no proffered solutions.
I was hoping to view a documentary that I could show my students, but this is long and heavy, more focused on depravity than what activists can do. Read more
Published 17 days ago by j m
2.0 out of 5 stars
If The Water You Drink Is Contaminated Just Buy A Plastic Bottle Of...
But If you live in California or Nevada, your water is contaminated with rocket fuel. The water you buy at the supermarket is also contaminated and the plastic bottles are not... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Zarathustra
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Movie
I've already seen it but I wanted to own it. Got exactly what I paid for and in a reasonable amount of time.
Published 1 month ago by iamchamps
4.0 out of 5 stars
Is Access to Clean Drinking Water a Human Right?
Having water to drink is a serious business. You can't survive without it and you get very sick if it is contaminated. Ask me! I know. I got very sick when living in Africa. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Rebecca of Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well done on a really important aspect of social economics
Documentary was well presented although not linear enough as a text subject. It did make it interesting (entertaining). Read more
Published 7 months ago by Joseph M. Seda
5.0 out of 5 stars
Same thing happening in Chile right now
This movie shows the continued abuse of third world nations by the west. The water companies invloved promise cleaner drinking water for all. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Paul Boyle
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you stand for nothing, then you will fall for anything..
This was awesome! If more people are informed of what is going on with water, then maybe it will move enough people to make change. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Flower
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-see for everyone who drinks water or soda
Flow is a great movie that begins the story of water being sold by private countries around the world and the local sources being wiped out. Read more
Published on May 30, 2011 by Phytoworker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must see for anyone who drinks water (ie humankind)
I saw this film and was so moved I contacted Food and Water Watch, a non-profit with the mission of protecting our rights to clean water and food in the United States. Read more
Published on February 13, 2011 by JB
5.0 out of 5 stars
Crooked Corporations Want to Rule the World's Water
Excellent video! Well worth the time to watch! Have a screening & invite friends, family & neighbors. Read more
Published on January 8, 2011 by Cabra Vieja
