Waterborne (film)

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Waterborne
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DVD Release Cover
Directed by Ben Rekhi
Written byBen Rekhi
Release date
  • March 2005 (2005-03)(South by Southwest Film Festival)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Waterborne is a 2005 independent film directed by Ben Rekhi and starring Christopher Masterson, Ajay Naidu, Jake Muxworthy, Jon Gries, Christopher Berry, Shabana Azmi and Mageina Tovah. The plot concerns the fates of three different groups of people after a terrorist attack pollutes the water supply of Los Angeles, resulting in a severe water shortage. The score was written and performed by Dredg.

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It was the first feature film available for purchase on at the Google video store and won the Special Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival in 2005. [1]

Cast

Reception

Waterborne has an overall approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. [2]

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References

  1. "Filmmaker Ben Rekhi discusses "Waterborne," pioneer Google Video feature film". 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
  2. "Rotten Tomatoes" . Retrieved 2010-09-05.