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A Tale of Two Cities

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Published on 21 Oct 2019 / In Film and Animation

A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of two very different Michigan communities—picturesque, small town Evart and gritty, industrial Flint— who have found their futures inextricably linked by a threat to the one thing that all life requires: water.

The film explores the growing threat of water privatization and what happens when the government runs a critical function, like providing clean drinking water, as if it were a business.

After years of progressively damaging cost-cutting measures that favor corporate interests throughout the state of Michigan, Flint's water crisis made international news. Four years later, many still rely on bottled water for their everyday needs and have some of the highest water rates in the country.

Despite the state's failure to protect its people's access to water in Flint -- and its intentional deprivation of water to thousands in Detroit -- the multinational corporation Nestlé nets massive profits from of the state's abundant water sources. Nestle pumps mere hours away from Flint, outside of Evart, paying only a $200 annual permit fee and nothing for the water itself.

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