Film Screening & Discussion: "There’s Something in the Water"

ArtLab invites you to a public screening of the environmental racism documentary There's Something in the Water followed by a discussion about  the power of documentary to change public conversations, influence policymakers and inspire people to act for lasting social change with the filmmaker Ian Daniel, MC MPA 23, Roy and Lila Ash Fellow at HKS.

ArtLab invites you to a public screening of the environmental racism documentary There's Something in the Water followed by a discussion about  the power of documentary to change public conversations, influence policymakers and inspire people to act for lasting social change with the filmmaker Ian Daniel, MC MPA 23, Roy and Lila Ash Fellow at HKS.

There's Something in the Water is co-directed and produced by Ian Daniel and Elliot Page. The film explores the topic of environmental racism and shines a light on the Canadian government’s current and historical decisions to prioritize the profits of large corporations over the health of Indigenous and Black Nova Scotian communities. 

This special public screening is part of ArtsThursdays, a university-wide initiative supported by the Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA). 

RSVP is requested; the screening is free and open to all. Seating is first come, first serve, and by general admission. RSVP on Eventbrite does not guarantee a seat. Doors will open at 6:00 pm.

About the Film

There’s Something in the Water, co-directed and produced by Ian Daniel and Elliot Page, is a documentary film that explores the topic of environmental racism and shines a light on the Canadian government’s current and historical decisions to prioritize the profits of large corporations over the health of Indigenous and Black Nova Scotian communities. Based on Ingrid Waldron's incendiary study, the film engages in deeply personal and political dialogue with women from rural areas that are plagued by toxic fallout from industrial development who are at the forefront of some of Nova Scotia and the world's most urgent environmental crises. (World premiere at Toronto Film Festival 2019/NETFLIX). 

Ian Daniel is a Mid-Career Masters in Public Administration and a Roy and Lila Ash Student Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. He is an Emmy-nominated producer, filmmaker and journalist. He recently co-directed and produced There’s Something in the Water, a documentary that explores environmental racism in Indigenous and Black communities in Canada. Daniel is the former Co-host and Executive Producer of the Emmy-nominated TV show GAYCATION along with actor Elliot Page. An exploration of LGBTQIA+ culture worldwide, the series had two seasons on VICE TV and was nominated for Emmy and GLAAD awards, and won the Imagen Foundation award “Best Informational Program” for creating positive portrayals of Latinos in the media. This earned him “OUT Magazine’s 100 Most Influential LGBTQ People” and “Winq Magazine (Attitude UK) Man of the Year” honors. He reported on LGBTQIA+ issues for VICE and began his journalism career as an Associate Producer and intern at TODAY on NBC in NY.  At Harvard, he is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Anti-Racism Policy Journal, Founding Co-Chair of the Anti-Racism Policy Caucus, and a Senior Researcher (Documentary) at the Shorenstein Center.

For more information about the film, visit the event page. 

Contact: artlab@harvard.edu