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Los Angeles โ€” we need you this Saturday - yes tomorrow! ๐Ÿ’งJoin us tomorrow, June 20th from 1โ€“5 PM at Lone Wolf in Santa M...
06/20/2026

Los Angeles โ€” we need you this Saturday - yes tomorrow! ๐Ÿ’ง

Join us tomorrow, June 20th from 1โ€“5 PM at Lone Wolf in Santa Monica (11950 Wilshire Blvd ) for a fundraiser and launch party hosted by The Tomboy Productions, raising support for the World Water Film Festival and Perfecto Labs.
$150 at the door includes:
๐ŸŽต Vinyl set by Phil the Vibe
๐Ÿ’ƒ Bachata Lesson at 1:30 PM with LA professional instructor Jasmine Flores
๐ŸŽจ Silent Art Auction featuring work by local artists
๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ Free parking structure across the street
Dads get in FREE โ€” for once.

The World Water Film Festival is a 501(c)3 nonprofit using film to bring the world's most critical water stories to audiences everywhere and we are making our 2026 UN Water Conference plans for Abu Dhabi this December. Come out, have a great afternoon, and help us keep those stories flowing.

Grab your tickets here: https://posh.vip/e/the-tomboy-productions-launch-partyfundraiser-for-world-water-film-festival-perfecto-labs-lone-wolf

Happy Juneteenth. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’šโค๏ธ Today is a day to celebrate freedom, honor resilience, and recognize the ongoing work required to...
06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth. ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’šโค๏ธ Today is a day to celebrate freedom, honor resilience, and recognize the ongoing work required to build truly equitable communities.

At the World Water Film Festival, we want to spotlight an incredible story of leadership and community care from Alabamaโ€™s Black Belt. For decades, residents in Lowndes County have faced a severe sanitation crisis, with failing wastewater systems leaving families exposed to raw sewage.

But where systems failed, community stepped up. The award-winning film Flushing Injustice tells the story of Sherry Bradley, Perman Hardy, and the Blackbelt Unincorporated Wastewater Program (BBUWP ). These visionary women of color have dedicated themselves to bringing affordable, sustainable sewage treatment systems to families in need.

Recently, federal funding for this life-saving work was abruptly cut, with officials labeling the provision of basic indoor plumbing as a "DEI initiative." But as the leaders of BBUWP know: the soil doesn't discriminate, and neither does their mission. They are fighting to protect the health, dignity, and quality of life for everyone in their region.

This Juneteenth, let's celebrate the Black women who are on the frontlines of environmental justice. Their work proves that community health is a human right.

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Learn more about their incredible journey in the film Flushing Injustice: https://www.southernexposurefilms.org/films/fl-shing-injustice
๐Ÿค Support the BBUWPโ€™s mission to bring clean sanitation to the Black Belt: https://www.bbuwp.org/about-our-team

06/15/2026

This is a fantastic project from our first institutional partner IGRAC - International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre! IGRAC is now recruiting a new crop of groundwater correspondents around the world - check out the program and share with those working to protect this treasured resource!

Announced at World Headquarters during the ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด is a new collaboration betwee...
06/12/2026

Announced at World Headquarters during the ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—œ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด is a new collaboration between the ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ-๐—ง๐—˜๐—ž ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, and the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น.

Led by ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป, this initiative will help bring stories of Indigenous ecological knowledge, water stewardship, and community resilience into the Living Water curriculum, creating new opportunities for learning and engagement around the world's most vital resource.

At the World Water Film Festival, we believe storytelling has the power to connect people to a mission, movement, or message in ways that facts and data alone cannot. Through film and video, communities can see themselves in the challenges facing water systems around the world and become part of the conversation about solutions.

We are honored to join this partnership and look forward to sharing more about ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด in the months ahead. ๐Ÿ’ง

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†?
If you would like to host a World Water Film Festival screening event or bring a WWFF program to your organization, school, conference, or community gathering, we would love to connect. Send us a message or reach out on our website at www.worldwaterff.org

Today is the day, Chicago! ๐Ÿ’ง๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’“๐’–๐’‘๐’•๐’†๐’…: ๐‘จ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’๐’”, ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’Ž & ๐‘จ๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐Ÿ—“ Today, May 4, 2026โฐ 10 AM โ€“ 4 PM๐Ÿ“ Civic Ar...
05/04/2026

Today is the day, Chicago! ๐Ÿ’ง
๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’“๐’–๐’‘๐’•๐’†๐’…: ๐‘จ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’๐’”, ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’Ž & ๐‘จ๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’
๐Ÿ—“ Today, May 4, 2026
โฐ 10 AM โ€“ 4 PM
๐Ÿ“ Civic Arts Church, Chicago - Sweet Water Foundation
(5810 S Lafayette Ave, Chicago, IL)

Across todayโ€™s program, filmmakers, advocates, and community leaders are sharing what it really looks like to protect water, on the ground, in policy, and through storytelling.

Featuring films like:
๐ŸŽฌ "๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต"
๐ŸŽฌ "๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ"
๐ŸŽฌ "๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜’๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ"
๐ŸŽฌ "๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ" (๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต)

๐Ÿ’ฌ Conversations with voices from Chicago and around the world
๐ŸŒฑ A live look at regenerative community work at the Sweet Water Foundation

๐Ÿ‘‰ Swipe through to meet our host, special panelist guests, and filmmakers featured in todayโ€™s event. This is just a glimpse; the full experience happens in person.

See you soon!

05/01/2026

Watch ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, a Cultivate Communications production, at our event ๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’“๐’–๐’‘๐’•๐’†๐’…: ๐‘จ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’๐’”, ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’Ž & ๐‘จ๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ as part of Current's ๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—š๐—ข ๐—ช๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž on Monday, May 4th.

๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ follows Sarah, a farmer in rural Kenya who is transforming her livelihood through regenerative agriculture, proving that some of the most powerful water solutions are already happening on the ground. ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ is a Cultivate Communications production, directed by Samuel Stacey with cinematography by Filip Milovac.

๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’“๐’–๐’‘๐’•๐’†๐’…: ๐‘จ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’๐’”, ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’Ž & ๐‘จ๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’
Hosted by Emmanuel Pratt of Sweet Water Foundation
๐Ÿ“… Monday, May 4, 2026
๐Ÿ• 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT
๐Ÿ“5810 S Lafayette Ave, Chicago, IL (Civic Arts Church)

๐ŸŽŸ Free to attend, register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flow-interrupted-a-day-of-panels-film-action-world-water-film-festival-tickets-1987465519871?aff=oddtdtcreator

What if the most powerful water solutions arenโ€™t coming from institutionsโ€ฆ but from communities on the frontlines?Join u...
04/28/2026

What if the most powerful water solutions arenโ€™t coming from institutionsโ€ฆ but from communities on the frontlines?

Join us for ๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’“๐’–๐’‘๐’•๐’†๐’…, a one-day, immersive experience during Chicago Water Week that flips the script, from problems to people, from awareness to action.

๐Ÿ—“ Monday, May 4th | 10:00 AM โ€“ 4:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Civic Arts Church - Sweet Water Foundation
5810 South Lafayette Avenue, Chicago, IL

๐Ÿ’ง What the day looks like:
โ€ข Curated film screenings, including 'How to Poison a Planet'
โ€ข Conversations with global water advocates and changemakers
โ€ข Community storytelling rooted in real-world solutions
โ€ข Guided walking tour of the Sweet Water Foundationโ€™s Common|Wealth campus

Featuring voices you wonโ€™t hear anywhere else:
โ€ข Mohamed Salem Mohamed Ali, sharing his desert water-recycling innovation from a refugee camp in Algeria
โ€ข Emmanuel Pratt, reimagining community-driven urban development on Chicagoโ€™s South Side
โ€ข The Strande family, leading the fight behind one of the nationโ€™s strongest PFAS bans
โ€ข Nels Lindquist, using storytelling to mobilize environmental action
โ€ข Debra Shore, environmental protection advocate and our panel moderator
โ€ข Robert Strand, sharing how film is driving global water impact toward the 2026 UN Water Conference

This is a rare opportunity to connect with the people actively reshaping our water future through film and community.

๐ŸŽŸ Free event, register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flow-interrupted-a-day-of-panels-film-action-world-water-film-festival-tickets-1987465519871?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

04/27/2026

The countdown is on! In just one week, we will be kicking off our Chicago Water Week event: ๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’“๐’–๐’‘๐’•๐’†๐’…: ๐‘จ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’๐’†๐’๐’”, ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’Ž & ๐‘จ๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’

Nels Lindquist, Visual Storytelling Manager with the Wisconsin Conservation Voters, will be screening two films ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜’๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ and ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข, ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ. These films tell the stories that hit close to home and donโ€™t shy away from the tough stuff.

If youโ€™ve been meaning to get more informed, more involved, or just more connected to whatโ€™s happening around water, this is a great opportunity!

๐ŸŽฌ Watch Nelsโ€™ message and see why heโ€™s urging people to be in the room. See you soon!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flow-interrupted-a-day-of-panels-film-action-world-water-film-festival-tickets-1987465519871?aff=oddtdtcreator

๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—š๐—ข ๐—ช๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž
๐˜๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด, ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ & ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ

Hosted by Emmanuel Pratt of Sweet Water Foundation
๐Ÿ“… Monday, May 4, 2026
๐Ÿ• 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT
๐Ÿ“5810 S Lafayette Ave, Chicago, IL

Free with registration!

Healthy wetlands support healthy water and thriving communities.Wetlands filter water, reduce flooding, store carbon, an...
04/24/2026

Healthy wetlands support healthy water and thriving communities.

Wetlands filter water, reduce flooding, store carbon, and provide habitat for countless species. As these vital ecosystems disappear, the effects reach far beyond their boundaries, shaping water security, climate stability, and livelihoods worldwide.

Films bring these stories into focus, sharing both the challenges and the solutions while inspiring action to protect wetlands and the life they sustain.

Learn more about how we support those working to protect ecosystems around the world.
https://www.worldwaterff.org/

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