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Ellen Page has been known for some time as an actress who cares about the issues. Her coming out video resonated across the globe. She, alongside collaborator Ian Daniel, launched “Gaycation,” a docuseries investigating the culture and struggles of queer folks around the world.
Page and Daniel’s latest project is “There’s Something in the Water,” a documentary that focuses on environmental racism in regards to the water crisis in Nova Scotia, Canada. The film takes its name and focus from the book by social scientist Ingrid Waldron, who also serves as a co-producer.
In Nova Scotia, there is contaminated water and there are cancer clusters — and, unsurprisingly, they are found in lower class neighborhoods filled with people of color.
Page acts as the guide to the story, introducing us to the mostly indigenous women — Louise Delisle, Michelle Francis-Denny, and Dorene Bernard — who are leading the charge to save their neighborhood. They are fierce. They are determined.
“There’s Something in the Water” is an exposé on the impact of environmental racism. It’s highly watchable and vitally important.
“There’s Something in the Water” is now available on Netflix.
