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| "Zero Water Day" poster |
1905 Film Network News The English documentary "Day ZERO" (DAY ZERO) will start international sales and distribution at the Cannes International Television Festival (MIPCOM) in France on October 14. The film focused on the global water shortage crisis. It took three years to shoot, spanning many places around the world, and visited the on-site conditions of people at the forefront of water conservation. "Zero Water Day" was initiated and produced by David Wallerstein, the chief exploration website of Tencent, directed by Emmy Award winner Kevin Sim, and co-produced by the British production company Keo Films/OoS Pictures in Iceland.
"Zero Water Day" means the day when water resources are exhausted. The documentary "Zero Water Day" describes the urgent situation of water scarcity in many parts of the world, from the water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa in 2018, to the huge negative impact of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil on global water supply, and to the United States. A large amount of farming in the west has caused an alarming rate of loss of water resources. The film interviewed a number of international and regional water resources research experts, ranchers and park rangers, combined with personal experience and scientific research data, from different levels and angles, comprehensively reveals the neglected but imminent global water Crisis issues in order to appeal to global residents, especially young people, to pay attention to protecting water resources. According to data released by UN-Habitat, one-fifth of the world’s population is living in areas with severe water shortages, and it is expected that this proportion will rise to one-quarter by 2050.
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| DAY ZERO initiator and executive producer Wang Dawei |
project initiator and executive producer Wang Dawei said: “Therefore, we decided to start filming "Zero Water Day" from Cape Town in Africa to Amazon in South America. Really understand the state of water resources on the earth. The impact of human behavior and climate change on the world is gradually being understood by people. I hope this movie can become an important step in the ongoing discussion of water resources, human behavior and climate change."
Kevin Sim, who is the co-director and screenwriter of "Zero Water Day", said: ""Zero Water Day" is a movie about such a group of people: in Africa, Kansas, California, Brazil, even in space, we are looking for the heroes who fought hard on the front lines, telling their stories of fighting the water crisis that is devouring everyone in the area. We hope to make a powerful and contagious movie that will let it all The message conveyed can be heard by more people." Kevin Sim is the Emmy Award-winning producer and director of best documentary. In addition, Keo Films, the film and television company responsible for the production of this documentary, has been nominated for Oscar for Best Feature Documentary, as well as several Emmy Awards and BAFTA awards for Best Documentary Series.
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| International version of the voice actor British actor Chewatt Egafor |
Jens Richter is one of the most serious problems facing humanity (Jens Richter). Sexual issues, "Zero Water Day" is a responsible and well-made film that has sounded a wake-up call for all of us, but at the same time it will also inspire audiences around the world to seize the time we have left to work hard to save the planet ."
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| DAY ZERO image of the water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa in 2018 |
The global water crisis focused on by "Zero Water Day" is closely related to everyone's life, alerting and changing people's attention to the most important resource on the earth-"water" It is necessary and even urgent to promote the collective attention and discussion of the sustainable development of human society by the global audience. firmly believes that good works can "enrich life, warm people's hearts, and move humanity", and can also produce a wide range of positive social influence, technology for good, and cultural guidance, hoping to make a small contribution to the sustainable development of human society.
