"Waterfront" — This is a film about the politics of water. In Highland Park, Michigan, local activists dealing with economic justice and welfare engage in the debate of how water, a valuable and essential public resource, should be managed in the midst of an economic crisis that silences claims to human rights. The story is an upsetting indication of what may be in store for residents around the world facing their own water struggles. The story is much like the situation in the Virgin Islands with WAPA water bills. (Elizabeth Miller. 2007. 50 min.)
Followed by "Bathing Babies in Three Cultures" — Another Margaret Mead classic film.
The American Museum of Natural History will present the second annual Margaret Mead Film Festival of innovative, non-fiction work that is an eye on the outside world. The films will be shown at 7 p.m., on April 10-12 and 17-19, in the first floor conference room of the new Administration and Conference Center on the St. Thomas campus.
This year's festival, hosted by UVI's Communication Program within the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, will feature the screenings of 10 independent, cultural, documentary films. The film program is free and open to the public. UVI faculty members will be on hand to lead discussions and interpret the films. A limited number of seats will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
