FILMS: DOCS EQUINOX - THE GRAB

DAY 2

Come with interest. Leave inspired & informed.

Docs Equinox features 3 compelling documentary films, panel talks, a special 'water central' information hub with 5 local environmental groups, and welcoming cocktail receptions.

The water environment around us, specifically Long Island's drinking water, is sourced from the unique aquifer positioned right under where we live, work and play. See why we are charged to protect and preserve this vital part of our ecosystem. All in for the Aquifer engages the question with film and discussion. No one can survive without water. Don't miss any of it.

5:30 PM Cocktail Reception & Water Central, a hub of five local environmental groups sharing tips, news, know-how:

• GROUP FOR THE EAST END
• THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
• PECONIC ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP
• SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
• PECONIC BAY KEEPER

7:00 PM Film

THE GRAB
1 Hour, 44 Minutes

An explosive expose that will set off alarm bells.
Zoom Q&A with Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite and Producer Nate Halverson

Gabriela Cowperthwaite's newest documentary is an investigative thriller that offers a great deal of insight into the truth behind the colonization of our world's most precious nature resource WATER. It follows journalist Nathan Halverson of the Center for Investigative Reporting and his team as they track leaked documents. The title refers to the land GRAB done by governments in China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and other powerful entities around the world as they try to gain control of food and water outside their borders.

ADMISSION: $15 NON-MEMBERS | $10 SAC + NYWIFT MEMBERS  | $5 KIDS/STUDENTS