Waterlife / produced by Primitive Entertainment in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; written & directed by Kevin McMahon ; producer for the NFB, Gerry Flahive ; produced by Kristina McLaughlin, Michael McMahon ; produced in association with Big Picture Media, Sundance Channel, NHK, Canwest Global.

[Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2017]

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The film tells the epic story of the Great Lakes by following the cascade of its water from northern Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean, through the lives of some of the 35 million people who rely on the lake for survival. Providing earth with 20% of its surface fresh water and its third largest industrial economy, the Great Lakes are a unique and precious resource under assault by toxins, sewage, invasive species, evaporating water and profound apathy. They are also one of the planet's great preserves of extraordinary wilderness beauty and a bounty of unique species.

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October 30, 2018

Cinematographer, John Minh Tran ; editor, Christopher Donaldson ; original music, Kurt Swinghammer.

Narrator: Gord Downie.

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