Incline film fest about water issues

Water is the topic of a film festival at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village starting Sept. 30 with the screening of “FLOW.”

The Nevada college along with UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center will also show “Blue Gold: World Water Wars,” and “Poisoned Waters.”

The movies delve into pollution, privatization and access with a global perspective.

“FLOW” (starts at 6:30pm) is about privatization the world’s fresh water supply.  “Charting a Course to Clarity,” a film is about Lake Tahoe’s clarity is being called a bonus feature. It will air after “FLOW.”

“Blue Gold” plays Oct. 14 at 6:30pm. It looks into human causes of the scarcity of water.

“Poisoned Waters” was a PBS documentary which looks at pollution in the Puget Sound and Chesapeake Bay. It will be shown Oct. 28 at 6:30pm.

A Q & A will be conducted after each screening.