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From the water wars of Cochabamba, Bolivia, to what’s contaminating the US water supply, the new documentary “Flow: For the Love of Water” examines the world’s most precious resource. Directed by Irena Salina and Produced by Steven Starr, the film explores the global water crisis in all its facets. Taking a global view of how water has been commodified, “Flow” is as comprehensive in its reach as it is in its analysis. The world’s water supply is increasingly being taken for granted while corporations are rapidly privatizing it. Water has become a $400 billion dollar industry worldwide trailing only electricity and oil. However, the construction of dams displaces hundreds of thousands of people while non-sanitized water kills more people through disease than guns through war. Featuring interviews with activists and scientists such as Vandana Shiva, Maude Barlow, and Jim Schultz, Flow also looks at new technologies and solutions that hold promise for reversing our current perilous path. Sara Cardace of the New York Magazine said of the film, “you may never look at your faucet without flinching again.”

GUEST: Irena Salina, Director of Flow, Steven Starr, Producer of Flow, former Interim General Manager of KPFK

Flow will be opening on September 12th at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in Los Angeles, on September 26th at the South Coast Village in Costa Mesa/Santa Ana. For more information, visit www.flowthefilm.com.