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There's Something in the Water (2019)

73 min · Documentation, Political Documentary, documentary film

Popularity4/5
12-month trend9.0k1.5kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

9.0k02025-09: 1,773 views2025-10: 2,116 views2025-11: 1,689 views2025-12: 1,511 views2026-01: 1,905 views2026-02: 1,556 views2026-03: 1,588 views2026-04: 1,832 views2026-05: 3,563 views2026-06: 2,212 views2026-07: 8,975 views2026-08: 3,175 views
Sep1.8kOct2.1kNov1.7kDec1.5kJan1.9kFeb1.6kMar1.6kApr1.8kMay3.6kJun2.2kJul9.0kAug3.2k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Elliot Page, Ian Daniel

Cast

Ingrid Waldron

The story

The film begins by depicting conditions in the black community outside of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, where a correlation between contaminated well water and elevated rates of cancer went unaddressed. The film also explores Indigenous communities in Nova Scotia such as Pictou Landing First Nation which was affected by water pollution in Boat Harbour and lastly Sipekneꞌkatik First Nation and their fight against the Alton Gas company's plan to release salt brine into the Shubenacadie River.

Catalogue themes and tags

Ausländerfeindlichkeit, Environmental Activist, Tribal Humans

Genres

Documentation, Political Documentary, documentary film

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