"Tierras de agua dulce / Freshwater Lands" Documentary
Tuesday, October 06
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Sunrise Dan Pearl Branch
Meeting RoomJoin us for the documentary screening and discussion of “Tierras de agua dulce / Freshwater Lands” for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Join us for the documentary screening and discussion of Tierras de agua dulce / Freshwater Lands for Hispanic Heritage Month. A Question and Answer session with the film director Ana Cristina Henriquez will follow. The Spanish film will be shown with English captions.
Acompáñenos a la proyección y el coloquio del documental Tierras de agua dulce / Freshwater Lands con motivo del Mes de la Herencia Hispana. Tras la proyección, habrá una sesión de preguntas y respuestas con la directora de la película, Ana Cristina Henríquez. El filme, de origen español, se proyectará con subtítulos en inglés.
Resumen de la pelicula:
Tierras de agua dulce documenta la importancia de los humedales del río Orinoco. A través de imágenes impactantes y entrevistas con las comunidades locales, ofrece una visión de los valores y beneficios de este humedal, considerado uno de los más grandes de Suramérica. Hoy en día, su fragilidad pone en riesgo un recurso cada vez más escaso en el mundo: el agua dulce.
Film Summary:
Freshwater Lands documents the importance of the Orinoco River wetlands. Through stunning imagery and interviews with local communities, it offers insight into the value and benefits of this wetland, considered one of the largest in South America. Today, its fragility threatens a resource that is becoming increasingly scarce worldwide: fresh water.
The film was highlighted by the United Nations in 2012 by the Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC) and in 2010 at the Shanghai International Exposition. Additionally, the film won international awards including Best Ecological Documentary (Big Apple Latin Film Awards), First Prize in Environment and Sustainable Development category (IV Independent Hispano-American Video Documentary Festival), and Special Mention in Ecofilms (Rodos International Film + Visual Arts Festival).
A Service of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners

AGE GROUP: | Teens | New Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Speaker | Movie | Discussion/Lecture | Arts & Cultural |
TAGS: | Hispanic Heritage |
Sunrise Dan Pearl Branch
| Mon, Jul 27 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Tue, Jul 28 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Jul 29 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Jul 30 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Jul 31 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Aug 01 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Aug 02 | Closed |

