Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Maison Franaise, Buell Hall
Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Lindsey Long by sending email to ll2787@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-4482.
Speakers: Pierre Gentine, Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University; Research Scientist, Columbia Water Center, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
The Earth Institute and Maison Française present a documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, directed by Thierry Piantanida and Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire, with an introduction by Pierre Gentine, Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Engineering and Research Scientist, Columbia Water Center, The Earth Institute, Columbia University.
In this film, famed French photographer and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand looks at one of the major challenges to human survival: water. Filmed in some 20 countries, the film reveals the mysterious and fascinating world of fresh water through spectacular aerial images shot in regions difficult to reach and rarely filmed.
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