A Drop of Life
African Water Network, a water advocacy organization that works with communities targeted by pre-paid water-meter programs, has screened our film in over 40 villages across Africa, using it as a tool to spark dialogue about local water issue. The film has in turn empowered local communities to protect their water rights in the places most impacted by water issues. Designed and implemented a national campus tour on water rights at six colleges and universities• Best Short at Palm Beach International Film Festival • Audience Choice at the Intelligent Use of Water Film Competition • Crystal Dior Nomination for achievement by a woman director at Tokyo Short Shorts
Directed by: K. Shalini
Produced by: K. Shalini
Granted on: 2006-01-01
Grant: Liberty Grant
Production Stage: Completed
A Drop of Life is the story of two women, one of rural India and the other from the urban United States, and the convergence of their shared struggle for access to clean drinking water. Filmed and stylized as a futuristic science-fiction film, A Drop of Life points a dynamic global visual eye on the impact of water privatization.
