There's Something in the Water
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Ian Daniel
by Ingrid Waldron
Ian Daniel
Julia Sanderson
Ingrid Waldron
Elliot Page
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| Directed by | Elliot Page Ian Daniel |
| Based on | There's Something in the Water: Environmental Racism in Indigenous and Black Communities by Ingrid Waldron |
| Produced by | Elliot Page Ian Daniel Julia Sanderson Ingrid Waldron |
| Cinematography | Ian Daniel Elliot Page |
| Edited by | Xavier Coleman Hugo Perez |
Production company | 2 Weeks Notice |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
There's Something in the Water is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Elliot Page and Ian Daniel.[1] An examination of environmental racism, the film explores the disproportionate effect of environmental damage on Black Canadian and First Nations communities in Nova Scotia.[1] The film takes its name from Ingrid Waldron's book on environmental racism, There's Something in the Water.[2]
The film begins by depicting conditions in the black community outside of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, where a correlation between contaminated well water and elevated rates of cancer went unaddressed. The film also explores Indigenous communities in Nova Scotia such as Pictou Landing First Nation which was affected by water pollution in Boat Harbour and lastly Sipekneꞌkatik First Nation and their fight against the Alton Gas company's plan to release salt brine into the Shubenacadie River.[3]
Production
The film was co-directed and produced by Elliot Page and Ian Daniel, who had previously worked together on the documentary series Gaycation. Starting in April 2019, it was shot on location in Nova Scotia and includes interviews with various environmental activists from marginalized communities, along with archival news footage.[4][5] Page made the film with $350,000 of his own money.[6]
Release
The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival[7] and was released on Netflix on March 27, 2020.[8]
