Save the date on Saturday, March 24 at 7 p.m. and plan to attend the premier of The Longest Straw at Hart Hall, William S. Hart Park in Newhall. Admission is free and following the showing there will be a Q&A with Samantha Bode (director) and Angela Jorgensen (producer) hosted by Film and Santa Clarita Historian and Author E.J. Stephens and Phil Scorza, Director and Producer of SCVTV’s Local History Series “Points of Interest”.
The Longest Straw premiered at the New Urbanism Film Festival on October 21st, 2017 and took home the award for “Best ‘Healthy Cities’ Film”. In the feature-length film The Longest Straw, director Samantha Bode and crew spend sixty-five days backpacking the 338 mile path of the Los Angeles Aqueducts and Mono Extension. As they walked, they spoke with community leaders and residents of Los Angeles, the Owens Valley and Mono Basin to gain a deeper understanding of the effects of water importation on ecology, economy, and society, as well as the future of local water sources for Los Angeles. The Longest Straw aims to heighten Angelenos’ awareness that the water sources they draw from are shared by various communities throughout the state of California and beyond. By coming together under one water umbrella, we can stop playing the blame game and start playing the change game to ensure the future of reliable freshwater for all. Official Film Trailer: https://vimeo.com/217947054