Montreal Premiere: BLACK WATER with Special Guest

Join us for the Montreal Premiere of BLACK WATER! A visceral film that pierces both the empty rhetoric of climate change discourses and social inequality, by following families who struggle with flooding in Bangladesh, and activists who demand Global South reparations.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Vijay Kolinjivadi, Assistant Professor in Sustainable and Equitable Economies at Concordia University.

ABOUT THE FILM

BLACK WATER
Natxo Leuza / Spain / 2025 / 85’
Humanity is heading towards a “climate apartheid”. The rich will pay to escape global warming, famine and conflict, while the poorest will suffer the worst consequences. By 2050, Bangladesh will have approximately 220 million inhabitants and a large part of its territory will be permanently submerged. This situation could lead to the forced displacement of between 10 and 30 million inhabitants of the country’s southern coastline, forcing many Bangladeshis to flee the country as “climate refugees”, a human collective that is expected to reach 250 million people worldwide by mid-century.

On a planetary scale, we are talking about the largest mass migration in human history. How long will Dhaka be able to cope with the influx of so many people, where will these people go when the cities collapse, who will take them in? We are sitting on a big time bomb.

EVENT DETAILS

Admission by donation ($5–10 suggested, cash only). The venue is wheelchair accessible. Mask-wearing is recommended.

The event is co-presented by The Raah Lab, South Asian Women's Community Centre (SAWCC), and the Bangladeshi Student Association (BSA), McGill.