Watermark (2013 film)

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Watermark
Directed by Jennifer Baichwal
Edward Burtynsky
Written byJennifer Baichwal
Produced by Nicholas de Pencier
CinematographyNicholas de Pencier
Edited by Roland Schlimme
Music by Martin Tielli
Roland Schlimme
Production
company
Sixth Wave Productions
Distributed by Mongrel Media
Release date
  • 6 September 2013 (2013-09-06)(TIFF)
[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Hindi
Bengali
Mandarin
Box office$84,464 [2]

Watermark is a 2013 Canadian documentary film by Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky. It concerns the history and use of water. Burtynsky was previously the subject of Baichwal's 2006 documentary, Manufactured Landscapes . The film looks at water use practices in ten countries around the world, including the United States, China and India. [3]

The film was recorded in various international locations using ultra-high-definition equipment, including a prototype RED Epic that was hand assembled. [4] [5]

The film won the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the 2013 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, over The Dirties and Gabrielle [6] and was named Best Feature Length Documentary at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Watermark". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Watermark (2014) – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ↑ "'Watermark' a film on how water marks our lives – Post and Courier". postandcourier.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Talented veterans, emerging directors make TIFF's Canadian lineup". CBC News. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Watermark: Interview with Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier – Point of View Magazine". povmagazine.com. 4 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Critics name Baichwal documentary 'Watermark' best Canadian film". CTV News, 7 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Kate Taylor, "Gabrielle named best picture at Canadian Screen Awards". The Globe and Mail , 10 March 2014.


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