Irene Salina’s Flow: For Love of Water (August 1, 7:30 pm), exploring the planet’s coming shortage of drinking water and corporate plans to privatize the delivery of clean water; Peter Galison and Robb Moss’ Secrecy (August 15, 7:30 pm), which examines the invisible world of government secrecy and its tug-of-war with civil liberties, followed by a Q&A with the director; and The Listening Project, introduced by directors Dominic Howes and Joel Weber (August 28, 7:30 pm), a cinematic journey in search of an answer to the question “What does the world think of America?” A Q&A with the directors and “listeners” featured in the film follows.
Unless otherwise noted, films are screened in the Cinema and are $8 ($6 Walker mem¬bers). Tickets to free films are available at the Bazinet Garden Lobby desk from 6:30 pm.
Friday, August 1 - Flow: For Love of Water, 7:30 pm
Politics, pollution, and human rights wash into this provocative wake-up call exploring the planet’s coming shortage of drinking water and corporate plans to privatize the delivery of clean water. Inspiring heroes emerge—from African plumbers reconnecting a shantytown’s pipes in the dark of night to a California scientist who exposes dangerous toxin levels 2007, video, 83 minutes.
Repeat screenings Saturday, August 2, 4 and 7:30 pm; Sunday, August 3, 2 pm
Friday, August 15 - Secrecy, 7:30 pm
A compelling documentary peering into the invisible world of government secrecy and its tug-of-war with civil liberties, Secrecy delves into the 1940s origins of the national security policy and its unexpected consequences for contemporary democracy. Filmmakers Peter Galison and Robb Moss (The Same River Twice) utilize animation, installations, a mesmerizing score, and riveting interviews. 2008, video, 85 minutes. A Q&A with director Peter Galison follows.
Repeat screenings Saturday, August 16, 2 and 7:30 pm; Sunday, August 17, 2 pm
Thursday, August 28 - The Listening Project, 7:30 pm
The Listening Project is a cinematic journey in search of an answer to the question “What does the world think of America?” Surprisingly nuanced—even contradictory—responses are unearthed from the far reaches of the globe as we see how Americans are citizens of the world, not just their own country. 2007, video, 76 minutes. A Q&A with the directors and “listeners” featured in the film follows. -- www.walkerart.org
