“Water Is Life”: Docuseries ‘The Struggle For Mother Water’ Examines Precious Resource That’s Becoming Out Of Reach To Billions.
In 2010 the United Nations passed a resolution calling access to clean water a fundamental human right. It wasn’t an idle declaration.
“More than 2 billion people don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water,” notes filmmaker Michael Zelniker. “Almost 4 billion don’t have access to reliable, consistent sanitation.”
Zelniker explores this dire reality in his comprehensive documentary series The Struggle for Mother Water, which was invited to take part in the Berlinale Series Market, part of the EFM. The Struggle for Mother Water is one of only three nonfiction series accorded that honor, joining The American Revolution, the series by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, and Gerçek Şamanın İzinde (In Pursuit of the True Shaman), directed by Talha Berkay Baş.
