Water and Power

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Water and Power
Directed by Pat O'Neill
Release date
  • October 1, 1989 (1989-10-01)(New York)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Water and Power is a 1989 experimental documentary film by Pat O'Neill. [1]

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Summary

A reflection between nature and man in Los Angeles about the city's surroundings' desertification due to enormous water consumption. [2] [3]

Reception

It won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival. [4] It was selected to the United States National Film Registry in 2009 as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [5] Water and Power was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009 in conjunction with Pat O'Neill. [6]

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References

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