In a world where one in ten people lacks access to safe drinking water, what can we do to confront the global water crisis? 

Sustainable Nation, an award-winning documentary from OpenDor Media, follows three visionary individuals who are doing their part to bring sustainable water solutions to an increasingly thirsty planet. Using methods developed in water-poor Israel, they are working to combat water scarcity worldwide, and their innovative work underscores how solving these challenges can help free millions of people from life-threatening poverty, illness, and lack of opportunity.

Join Asia Society at the Movies for a weekend-long screening of Sustainable Nation, followed by a conversation with the film’s executive producers, Mitch Julis and Raphael Shore, and Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe, vice president for global artistic programs and director of Asia Society Museum.

Speakers

Mitch Julis is co-founder, co-chairman, and co-CEO of Canyon Partners, LLC. Prior to forming Canyon, he directed a group of professionals at Drexel Burnham Lambert. He is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Business School, and helped establish the Harvard Law School Program on Jewish and Israeli Law.

Raphael Shore, a graduate of the University of Toronto, is the Founder and CEO and Chairman of the Board of OpenDor Media. Under Shore’s leadership, Imagination Productions films have been distributed on Netflix, shown on El Al flights and featured at hundreds of screenings all over the world.

Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe (Moderator) is vice president for global artistic programs at Asia Society and director of Asia Society Museum in New York. She is responsible for the Museum’s exhibitions program and its permanent collection, including the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of traditional Asian art and a collection of contemporary artwork by leading and emerging Asian and Asian American artists. Since joining Asia Society in 2012 as curator of modern and contemporary art, Yun Mapplethorpe has served as curator or cocurator for more than twenty-five exhibitions for the museum. She is a widely published author and frequent lecturer on modern and contemporary Asian art. 

How to Watch the Film

Beginning March 18 at 5 p.m. New York time until March 21 at 5 p.m. New York time, Sustainable Nation will be available to stream via Eventive, with a 24-hour viewing window once the screening has started. Register now.

Outside of the above viewing window, visit Sustainable Nation’s website for further information on the film and how to watch it.

Sustainable Nation
USA | 60 minutes | 2019

Genre: Documentary
Director, Editor, and Writer: Micah Smith
Executive Producers: Mitch Julis and Raphael Shore
Supervising Writer: Fernanda Rossi
Producer and Writer: Rebecca Shore
Language: English

Sustainable Nation trailer from OpenDor Media on Vimeo.

This program is presented by Asia Society Museum and Asia Society Southern California as part of a series titled Asia Society at the Movies.

Screening event courtesy OpenDor Media.

Asia Society at the Movies
Asia Society at the Movies is a series of film screenings and conversations showcasing a broad range of films and filmmakers from across Asia and the Asian diaspora. Asia Society at the Movies celebrates established and emerging voices, contemporary films and classics, and documentaries. The series builds on Asia Society’s long and rich history of film programming. This initiative also serves to deepen understanding of Asian cultures—a core part of Asia Society’s mission since its creation. Learn more about the Asia Society at the Movies initiative.

About Asia Society Museum
Asia Society Museum presents a wide range of traditional, modern, and contemporary exhibitions of Asian and Asian American art, taking new approaches to familiar masterpieces and introducing under-recognized arts and artists. The Asia Society Museum Collection comprises a traditional art collection, including the initial bequests of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd, and a contemporary art collection. Through exhibitions and public programs, Asia Society provides a forum for the issues and viewpoints reflected in both traditional and contemporary Asian art and in Asia today.

About Asia Society Southern California
Established in Los Angeles in 1985, Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) is ideally situated at the gateway to the Asia-Pacific region. ASSC has played a pivotal role through creative programs and activities in increasing shared knowledge, enhancing dialogue, and furthering cultural exchanges transcending regional boundaries. As part of the global Asia Society, which was founded more than 60 years ago in New York City, ASSC has launched many creative initiatives and programs addressing current issues of importance across the fields of the arts, culture, policy, business, and education.