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Water and Power

Water and Power

1989Movie⏱️ 57m
Documentary
7.2
IMDB Rating
332 votes

A moving meditation on industrialization, focusing on the eerily desolate Owens Valley in California, made arid by the diversion of water from there to the city of Los Angeles.

Director
Pat O'Neill
Writers
N/A
Stars
Joel Lorimen, Beth Block, George Lockwood
Release Date
October 1, 1989
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Joel Lorimen
as Self
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Beth Block
as Self
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George Lockwood
as Self
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Megan Williams
as Self
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Ric Stafford
as Self
👤
Chris Casady
as Self
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Amy Halperin
as Self
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Michael Pestel
as Self
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Tom Leeser
as Self
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Adam Dubov
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
California, USA

🏷️ Keywords

national film registryowens valleywater managementcalifornialos angeles california

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

brilliant filmmaking
by mjneu592011-01-14
8/10

"After ten years in production this eye-opening, experimental mini-feature gives new meaning to the phrase 'state-of-the-art' (circa 1987). Using time-lapse photography, multiple exposures, animation, and other computer-controlled optical effects, director Pat O'Neill takes the viewer on a hypnotic tour of the Southern California power grid, exploring the collision between humankind and nature with a dazzling array of playful and enigmatic images. The film is a (strictly non-narrative) visual showcase, but what might have been merely a technical exercise in virtuoso FX wizardry b..."

📖 Synopsis

A moving meditation on industrialization, focusing on the eerily desolate Owens Valley in California, made arid by the diversion of water from there to the city of Los Angeles.