The Age of Water

about

When three children die of leukemia in a rural Mexican community, two mothers partner with a scientist to investigate their water supply. Their discovery of dangerous radioactivity leads to community backlash and government denial, revealing how deep aquifers harbor ancient nuclear traces from the last ice age. Co-produced and co-presented with Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB)

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Filmmakers

Isabel Alcántara Atalaya
Alfredo Alcántara
Michèle Stephenson
Joe Brewster
Lindsay Perna