In an intimate encounter with five very different women in Brazil, India, Jerusalem, and Senegal, The Shape of Water offers a close look at the far reaching and vibrant alternatives crafted by women in response to environmental degradation, archaic traditions, lack of economic independence and war. The women spearhead rainforest preservation in Brazil; sustain a vast co-operative of rural women in India; promote an end to female genital cutting in Senegal; strengthen opposition to the Israeli occupation of Palestine in Jerusalem; and maintain a farm in the foothills of the Himalayas to further economic independence and biodiversity by preserving women's role as seed keepers. More at www.theshapeofwatermovie.com Video projection
2006, color, 1 hour 10 minutes, USA