
Vignettes demonstrating humankind's relationship to water are presented. Many of the vignettes portray water as a commodity, as integral part and parcel of the goings-on and/or as an input into the proceedings, often where its use affects its future use in another means. A few vignettes portray water in its cultural importance. Tying these vignettes together is a general presentation of the affect of climate change on how water can no longer be used as it once was, and how it... (Full plot summary below)
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Vignettes demonstrating humankind's relationship to water are presented. Many of the vignettes portray water as a commodity, as integral part and parcel of the goings-on and/or as an input into the proceedings, often where its use affects its future use in another means. A few vignettes portray water in its cultural importance. Tying these vignettes together is a general presentation of the affect of climate change on how water can no longer be used as it once was, and how it will affect future use. Also tying them together is Edward Burtynsky putting together an equivalent book on the issue.
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| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceNo glaring message, in fact no narration, just gorgeous 5K ultra-high-def images. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIf Watermark does nothing else, it will make you question society's contradictory view of water use. |
| The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)Tara ThorneA well-made but dull documentary about water from Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky, whose lauded Manufactured Landscapes was a similarly stoic, beautifully photographed, boring look at industrial manufacturing. |
| The GridJason AndersonWatermark succeeds both as a rumination on our varied relationship with H2O and as a warning about the perils we'll face when we're down to the last few drops. |
| Cinema ScopeKiva ReardonThrough their awe-inspiring images of rivers and tides, Burtynsky and Baichwal carve out a space for reflection about where and how we mere mortals fit within this watery world. |
| Irish TimesDonald ClarkeSomehow or other, form and intent mesh together utterly seamlessly. |
| Canada.comKatherine MonkWithout a single statistic or news story about climate change appearing on screen, Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky's new film Watermark offers an ocean of evidence about how humankind is changing the planet. |
| NewcityRay PrideGrave, momentous, lush, threatening, engulfing, the HD imagery surveying the epic scale of bodies of water and the thrash and volume of currents and spill-off is keenly beautiful. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrWatermark feels less focused than “Manufactured Landscapes.” While it presents us with awful and/or awe-inspiring images and ideas, the movie lacks the tightening grip that made the earlier work so unforgettable. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectA travelogue focused on various bodies of water (lakes, rivers, oceans, and underground aquifers) threatened by capitalist development. |