2024
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Documentary Lab

The Age of Water

When three children die of leukemia in a rural Mexican community, two mothers partner with a scientist to investigate their water supply. Their discovery of dangerous radioactivity leads to community backlash and government denial, revealing how deep aquifers harbor ancient nuclear traces from the last ice age.

FILM TOPICS
Environment & Nature
Politics & Government
Social Issues & Human Rights
FILMMAKERS
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REGIONAL FOCUS
Latin America
Mexico
DEMOGRAPHIC FOCUS
Latine Communities
Women