— For Home Use Only —

WATER FOR LIFE tells the story of three extraordinary individuals: Berta Cáceres, a leader of the Lenca people in Honduras; Francisco Pineda, a subsistence farmer in El Salvador; and Alberto Curamil, an Indigenous Mapuche leader in Chile, all of whom refused to let government-supported industry and transnational corporations take their water and redirect it to mining, hydroelectric projects or large-scale agriculture. Despite reassurances from companies and the authorities, they knew what lay ahead: contaminated water, environmental devastation, and the destruction of their communities.

It is a story of courage and determination, betrayal and corruption, death threats and murder, and of unexpected victories in the countryside and in the courts. It is a story that asks how economic development can grow in harmony with environmental protections. Above all, WATER FOR LIFE illuminates a growing recognition of Indigenous rights and a rising demand for corporate responsibility and environmental justice that’s being seen around the world. It is a story that begins and ends with water.

Presented by Bullfrog Films
Directed by Will Parrinello
Produced by Will Parrinello, Rick Tejada-Flores, Maria Jose
Calderon
Writer/Co-Producer: Sarah Kass
Editor: Maria Jose Calderon
Narrator: Diego Luna
Director of Photography: Vicente Franco
Senior Producer: Stephen Talbot
Consulting Editor: Quinn Costello
Original Music/Sound Design: Christopher Hedge
Executive Producer: Sandie Vizquez Pedlow
A Mill Valley Film Group Production

Features the original song "Ko (Water)," sung by Grammy Award-winning Mixtec singer Lila Downs and Mapuche singer-songwriter Daniela Millaleo

Una versión en español de la película está disponible para compra y alquiler en streaming aquí: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/aguaesvida

Educational Use: https://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/wfl.html
Academic Streaming: https://docuseek2.com/bf-wfl
Community Screenings: https://www.bullfrogcommunities.com/waterforlife