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Follow the Water [directed by Clement Postec, Pauline Julier]
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Lithium mines and mining--Chile--Atacama Desert.
- Lithium mines and mining.
- Water resources development--Chile--Atacama Desert.
- Water resources development.
- Genre:
- Documentary films
- Feature films
- Nonfiction films
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 34 sec.)) sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] Grasshopper Film [2023]
- Language Note:
- In Spanish, with English subtitles
- System Details:
- digital
- sound
- video file
- Summary:
- The demand for lithium, needed for the massive batteries of electric cars, is unprecedented. But what impact is this having on the environment and the people who live and work next to these lithium mines? It's winter 2021 in the Atacama Desert, Chile. In the backyard of one of the largest lithium mines in the world, various interlocutors appear before the camera to speak about what the land means to them. Among them are an indigenous woman fighting for water rights, scientists testing rovers in the arid landscapes, business executives hopeful and prospectif - the list goes on. They tell the story of the new age of exploration set against the backdrop of the lingering memory of colonization. The film team takes this epic and puzzling landscape like scientists eager to find life in space. The various voices entangle, their various longings at odds. Through the lens of the camera, the barren landscape of the desert begins to look like the Red Planet itself, the theater of so many of our science-fiction fantasies. It transforms Mars into a foggy, red crystal ball spelling new beginnings and the end of times for humanity
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2023
- Description based on online resource; title and statement of responsibility from title screen and end credits (viewed 2024 August 29)
- OCLC:
- 1455085163
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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