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The new documentary ” Water & Power: A California Heist ” takes a look at past and current water wars in California. It’s told through the eyes of Valley voices like journalist Mark Arax and Bakersfield Californian Columnist Lois Henry. “This is a very serious issue,” says the films director Marina Zenovich . “We show people in the film with wells going dry. One of our characters says watch out. You could be next.” It tackles issues like shady water deals profiting very few. It also takes a look at the haves and have nots in the Central Valley and shows how the over pumping of groundwater is affecting the region. One of the reasons Marina Zenovich chose to tell this story is because she grew up in Fresno. “I have fond memories of Fresno,” Zenovich says. “Part of the reason I did this film was to spend as much as time as I could in the Cenral Valley. . . I was interested in exploring backroom deals and the politics of water as well as learning the history of the state water project.
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