Duration (in minutes): 77 minutes
Country of production: Czech Republic, Switzerland, Jordan
Year of Production: 2020
Directors: Pavel Borecký
Time of Showing: 8th of June 2023, 11:15 - 13:00
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Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Arna Novaka 1, Room C34

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Pavel Borecký

The vibration of machines echoes across the desert. Ever since Jordanian nomads settled in the spectacular landscape of Wadi Rum, they grew dependent on complex water infrastructure. The source is right below their feet, yet they struggle to meet basic needs. In the meantime, deep water extraction feeds private large-scale farms, animates visionary development and secures the growing urban population. Bedouins, farmers and city dwellers: all expect to have a fair share, but digging for “blue gold” unleashes an environmental timebomb.

About the filmaker

Pavel Borecký (Prague, 1986) is a social anthropologist, audiovisual ethnographer and film curator. Pavel’s latest films Solaris (2015) and In the Devil's Garden (2018) focused on the consumption culture in Estonia and the question of decolonisation in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Living Water is his first feature documentary film.