Seattle, WA –In a laboratory, a university professor
is conducting research into the declining stock of groundwater in the populated
parts of Asia. Meanwhile, in Pakistan a cotton farmer struggles to survive
amidst unpredictable weather patterns and a lack of available water. These two
men couldn’t be further from each other socially, economically, and
geographically, but they are tied together by their search for water. In his
new film, Cotton, Burgers and Water,
Professor Faisal Hossain seeks to illustrate the bonds between science and the
everyday world and to demonstrate how the scientific community can reach out
beyond the laboratory in order to directly transform the lives of millions.
Professor
Hossain is no stranger to filmmaking. In 2013, he created the popular
docu-drama Rising Tide. He followed
that with Bay of Hope, which was
shortlisted for screening at the 8th Eco Film Festival in Kuala Lumpur. He has
worked extensively in Pakistan and Bangladesh for the past fifteen years. In
recent years, he has been conducting research using a new satellite called
GRACE (Gravity Recovery for Climate Experiment) in order to discover how much
water is left underground.
In
the film, Professor Hossain discovers the connection between his research and a
poor Pakistani cotton farmer. At its conclusion, the life of the Pakistani
farmer is substantially improved when he is able to forecast the groundwater
stock using the GRACE satellite.Using himself as an example, Professor Hossain hopes
to encourage his fellow scientists to venture outside of the laboratory in
order to better understand and help those that are affected by their research.
You can check the Kickstarter out athttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fhossain/cotton-burgers-and-water.
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