ArtLab invites you to a public screening of the environmental racism documentary “There’s Something in the Water” followed by a discussion between the filmmaker Ian Daniel, MC MPA 23, Roy and Lila Ash Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Kelli Mosteller, the Executive Director of the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP).
“There’s Something in the Water” is co-directed and produced by Ian Daniel and Elliot Page. The film explores the topic of environmental racism and shines a light on the Canadian government’s current and historical decisions to prioritize the profits of large corporations over the health of Indigenous and Black Nova Scotian communities.
This special public screening is part of ArtsThursdays, a university-wide initiative supported by the Harvard University Committee on the Arts (HUCA). RSVP is requested; the screening is free and open to all. Seating is first come, first serve, and by general admission. RSVP on Eventbrite does not guarantee a seat. Doors will open at 6:00 pm.
About the Film
“There’s Something in the Water,” co-directed and produced by Ian Daniel and Elliot Page, is a documentary film that explores the topic of environmental racism and shines a light on the Canadian government’s current and historical decisions to prioritize the profits of large corporations over the health of Indigenous and Black Nova Scotian communities. Based on Ingrid Waldron’s incendiary study, the film engages in deeply personal and political dialogue with women from rural areas that are plagued by toxic fallout from industrial development who are at the forefront of some of Nova Scotia and the world’s most urgent environmental crises. (World premiere at Toronto Film Festival 2019/NETFLIX). Trailer: https://youtu.be/nKhIYFDnCoY
Ian Daniel is a Roy and Lila Ash Student Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. He is an Emmy-nominated producer, filmmaker, and journalist. Daniel is the former Co-host and Executive Producer of the Emmy-nominated TV show “GAYCATION” along with actor Elliot Page. An exploration of LGBTQIA+ culture worldwide, the series had two seasons on VICE TV and was nominated for Emmy and GLAAD awards, and won the Imagen Foundation award “Best Informational Program” for creating positive portrayals of Latinos in the media. This earned him “OUT Magazine’s 100 Most Influential LGBTQ People” and “Winq Magazine (Attitude UK) Man of the Year” honors. He reported on LGBTQIA+ issues for VICE and began his journalism career as an Associate Producer and intern at TODAY on NBC in NY. At Harvard, he is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Anti-Racism Policy Journal, Founding Co-Chair of the Anti-Racism Policy Caucus, and a Senior Researcher (Documentary) at the Shorenstein Center.
Kelli Mosteller has served as the Executive Director of the Harvard University Native American Program since the summer of 2022. In her role, she works closely with Harvard students, faculty, and staff toward the mission of fostering the well-being of Indigenous people and championing Indigenous excellence. She is dedicated to supporting programming that advances education and scholarship, and opportunities that strengthen the indigenous community at Harvard and beyond.
Kelli proudly serves on several Harvard committees, including the NAGPRA Advisory Committee, the Human Remains in the Harvard Museum Collections Returns Committee, and the Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Memorial Project Committee. In 2023 she was appointed by President Biden to the National Museum and Library Services Board. Before her time at Harvard, she was the Executive Director for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center from 2010 to 2022. Mosteller was also the tribe’s Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and NAGPRA officer.