Water seems to be a hot topic in Hollywood. Here are a few upcoming films, documentaries and TV series featuring the world’s scarcest natural resource:

• “Flow” Opening September 2008 in New York and Los Angeles, this award-winning documentary investigates what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis. Read the favorable Los Angeles Times Review here.

• New California Water Series: Huell Howser’s popular series will be returning September 23rd, looking at the relationship between the water and wildlife of California, and how the two invariably impact eachother. The series, which started in 2006, is underwritten by ACWA and covers issues addressed in the association’s statewide policy document “No Time to Waste: a Blueprint for California’s Water.”  

• “The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?”: A film intended to give audiences an “indepth awareness and education of the water crisis in the United States.” Billed as a “groundbreaking collaboration about the American Southwest’s water crisis,” the film is co-funded by the Metropolitan Water District, the Southern Nevada Water Authority and the California Water Association. Jane Seymore narrates this documentary, scheduled to be released Fall 2008.

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