Water & Power

Water & Power
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Montoya
Written by	Richard Montoya
Produced by	Richard Montoya Mark Roberts
Starring	Enrique Murciano Nicholas Gonzalez Clancy Brown
Cinematography	Claudio Chea
Edited by	Juan Garza
Music by	Gingger Shankar
Production companies	Olmos Productions SunCast Entertainment Roberts/David Films North / South Pictures
Distributed by	AMC Theatres
Release dates	June 7, 2013 (2013-06-07)(NALIP) May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02)(United States)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Water & Power is a 2013 American crime-drama written and directed by Richard Montoya and starring Enrique Murciano, Nicholas Gonzalez, Clancy Brown, and Yvette Yates. The film is set in Latino-centric Eastside Los Angeles and was adapted from a stage play by Culture Clash. ^[1]

Premise

Twin brothers nicknamed "Water" and "Power" from the Eastside streets of Los Angeles rise through the city's political and police ranks to become players in a complex and dangerous web of the powerful and corrupt of Los Angeles.

Cast

• Enrique Murciano as Gilbert aka "Water"
• Nicholas Gonzalez as Gabriel aka "Power"
• Clancy Brown as Turnvil
• Yvette Yates as Amy
• Emilio Rivera as Norte / Sur

Production

Water & Power began as a play by Montoya, premiering at the Mark Taper Forum in 2006.

It was shown at the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) National Conference in June 2013, ^[2] the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival in October 2013, and was given a US theatrical release on 2 May 2014.

References

1. "Richard Montoya takes L.A. tale 'Water & Power' from stage to screen". Los Angeles Times . October 12, 2013.
2. "NALIP - Announcements". www.nalip.org. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18.

External links

• Water & Power at IMDb