Doc & Talk: Black Water @ Ciné Utopia

Show & Culture

“Black Water” – disappearing land and a story that matters to all. Doc & Talk goes to Ciné Utopia to show Natxo Leuza’s documentary “Black Water”. The film depicts the consequences of global warming that push a lot of people in Bangladesh to flee their home, through the story of Lokhi and her family. This is already a lived experience for many families in different parts of our planet. From far away it looks like we all understand well that everyone deserves a place to live, some land that they can call home. In many international frameworks, this is indeed recognized as a human right. However, it seems that we don't think that often about what happens when this human right is violated due to climate change. What are the consequences for the people who are losing their land and homes? Are we prepared for what is about to come in the near future? What can we do to slow down global warming? How will the world respond to the humanitarian crisis when millions of people from Bangladesh and other affected areas leave their countries in search of a place to live? These are some of the questions “Black Water” raises. Come and join the conversation at Utopia. “Black Water” / Synopsis: By 2050, Bangladesh will have approximately 220 million inhabitants and a large part of its territory will be permanently submerged. This situation could determine the forced displacement of between 20 and 30 million people. On a planetary scale, we are talking about the largest mass migration in human history. How long will Dhaka withstand the arrival of so many people? Where will all these people go when the cities collapse? Who will take them in? Director’s statement: We are heading towards a “Climate Apartheid” where the rich will pay to escape global warming, famine and conflict, while the poorest will suffer the worst consequences. It has always seemed to me that this exodus, the largest in the history of humanity, has something apocalyptic, very visual to build a film that talks about the war of the 21st century, the war of climate change. I think it's a time bomb about to explode.