- Brave Blue World is a documentary that paints an optimistic picture of how humanity is adopting new technologies and innovations to re-think how water is managed.
- Brave Blue World is a documentary exploring the exciting new technologies and innovations that have the potential to solve the world's water crisis. The film highlights scientific and technological advancements that have been taking place, often behind the scenes, to ensure the world's population has access to clean water and safe sanitation services and the environment is protected. Narrated by actor Liam Neeson, Brave Blue World features scientists, engineers and activists from around the world, including Matt Damon, who co-founded global non-profit Water.org, and Jaden Smith, co-founder of non-profit 501CThree, which is providing water filtration systems to communities in Flint, Michigan.
- The idea for Brave Blue World came from executive producer Paul O'Callaghan, who was inspired during his international travels as founder and chief executive of BlueTech Research. Through many conversations with water utilities, technology companies, academics and communities, O'Callaghan reasoned that the countries whose governments were progressive with water innovation, investment and technology adoption, seemed to have particularly high levels of public engagement and awareness of regional water supply and wastewater treatment issues. With a desire to change how people think about water, tell the stories of the pioneers who were carrying out ground-breaking work and help fast-track solutions to global challenges, he pitched the idea of a documentary to potential corporate partners in March 2018, securing the majority of funding within three months. O'Callaghan has said: "When people get the value of water, everything becomes easier because the politicians will support the policies that will drive utilities to introduce water reuse, energy neutrality and all these important initiatives." Production Filming began in 2018. Over a 12 month period, the production team travelled to five continents visiting projects that included a NASA research centre that reveals how recycling water in space has lessons for us on Earth, a textile plant in India that is reducing river pollution by meeting 90% of its water needs from recycled water, the world's largest algae-powered wastewater treatment plant in Spain and a children's home in Kenya where 50 litres of water a day is being provided from humidity in the air. The documentary had its international premiere at the Paramount Theatre, Los Angeles on December 16, 2019. More than 200 guests from the corporate world, environmental NGOs, charities, impact investors and water utilities walked a blue carpet and a toast was given with beer made from recycled wastewater. Speaking after the premiere, Walt Marlowe, executive director of the Water Environment Federation: "By showing a path to a sustainable water future, Brave Blue World can help us influence leaders, increase resources, change policies, and improve stewardship of water."
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