Water Docs is a documentary film festival about all things water. From March 21-24, 2013, we showed both feature and short films about water, and discuss the films with the director or others. Not only does the festival inform and educate about water and water issues, it provides a forum for discussions as well as a channel for action provided by our guest speakers and featured environmental organisations. So, for the love of water, come join us next year!

Click to see some of the press writeups from this year’s Water Docs.

An exciting lineup of films …

Until we can post next year’s schedule, here’s what we showed in 2013. Most sessions have a feature film, one or two short films, a speaker or two, and a related environmental NGO.

March 21 – Opening Night and the South Asia Celebration
7:00 pm	Celebrating Voices from the Waters White Knight (feature) 86 Centimetres (feature) Aarti Shrivastava, director
March 22 – World Water Day – Urban Waters and City Dwellers
7:00 pm	A Cappella Musical Performance by H2O The Zen of Rowing (short) Lost Rivers (feature) Katarina Soukup, producer Kevin Caners, filmmaker
March 23 – Afternoon Sessions and Inauguration – Honouring Marjorie J. Sharpe
1:00 pm	The Water Brothers Event  (a family-friendly screening) Carpageddon (feature) Reefer Madness (feature) Alex & Tyler Mifflin, fillmmakers
3:00 pm	Ocean Acidification  (a family-friendly screening) A Sea Turtle Story (short) A Sea Change (feature) Alanna Mitchell, author
7:00 pm	Water Wisdom of our First Nations Qalupalik (short) Water Journey (feature) Josephine Mandamin, elder and water walker Sylvia Plain, water walker
March 24 – Afternoon Sessions and Closing Night – Canadian Premiere of Watershed
1:00 pm	Water and Wildlife Family  (a family-friendly screening) The Whale Story & Meltdown (shorts) The Whale (feature) Suzanne Chisholme & Michael Parfit, filmmakers
4:00 pm	Water and Energy  (a family-friendly screening) Dolime Dilemma (short) Seeking The Current (feature) Denis McCready, producer Kristy Neville, filmmaker
7:00 pm	Watersheds and Our Beautiful Planet OVERVIEW (short) WATERSHED (feature) Guy Reid, filmmaker

Three kinds of tickets …

• $10 in advance, $15 at the door for Adults
  • South Asia Celebration, March 21 at 7 pm
  • Evening Screenings, March 22, 23, 24 – 7 pm
  • Afternoon Screenings, March 23 (1 & 3 pm) and 24 (1 & 4 pm),
    Children 13 and under free with an adult
• $8 in advance, $13 at the door for Students and Seniors
• $28 in advance, $35 at the door for Festival Passes – numbers are limited!

* Care assistants for people with disabilities are always free.

Venue

All films will be in Jackman Hall in the Art Gallery of Ontario. Use the entrance on McCaul Street, marked by the white tent outside.

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