Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Water The Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search. Documentary about the global uses & abuses of water. Shot on location in numerous countries. Originally shot on Super 16mm. Letterboxed widescreen (more than likely 1.66:1) version.
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Panning LS young man riding horse at full gallop through desert valley near Petra, Jordan. Panning TLS several camels resting in valley near Petra. Panning TLS Siq (Sig) fissure, stop at Khasneh (Kasneh, Kazneh, Khazneh, or simply the Treasury) facade. Panning LS Arab nomad (Bedouin) riding camel through ancient ruins of Petra theater.
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Her Royal Highness Queen Noor of Jordan (Lisa Najeeb Halab) says "In Petra we see today the artifacts, the remains, of their extremely professional, scientific and successful water management systems."
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Tilt up h/a LS Petra theater ruins, sandstone bluffs. Tilt down TLS sandstone pillar, manmade wall (ancient dam). Panning LS Bedouin walking through Siq (Sig) valley, passing Petra fa ade ruins. MS ancient water hold (cistern) in sandstone wall. Panning TLS/LSs Petra rock wall ruins, Sig.
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Archaeologist Prof. Dr. Zeidoun Al Muheisen says "Here is another main canal that is originating from the well of Wadi Musa. This canal here feeds a larger basin. When the basin is full, the water flows through several canals to the gardens here on the site and also the city of Petra. This channel enters the Siq w/ two arms. One goes through the Siq entrance and the other passes outside. Outside the town we find also many cisterns, dams and channels that feed the village."
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
LS man walking past ruins of pillars (part of ancient aqueduct system) near Petra, Jordan. MSs Jordanian archaeologists working at aqueduct site (kneeling, chiseling, removing sandstone). Nice LS winding El Siq (The Sig). Panning TLS sandstone walls of the Sig.
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Tilting MS canals along Siq. Prof. Dr. Zeidoun Al Muheisen says At the main entrance of the Sig you can see two main canals which come from the well of Wadi Musa. The first canal on the right has been dug out of the rocks and was then treated with a layer of coating to keep the water clean because it was drinking water for the city."
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
MSs ancient network of terrace canals, channels, dams in Petra. Panning LS ruins of Petra theater, some tourists sitting on steps.
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Her Royal Highness Queen Noor of Jordan (Lisa Najeeb Halab) "It's an extremely impressive system that is visible today and is one example of the way in which they were very conscious of the need to balance environmental conservation needs against human development needs."
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
MSs Bedouin woman washing platter in water canal while family watches on.
Water, the Drop of Life Part 6: The Endless Search
Journalist Isabel Allende "Water is one of the many aspects in which we have to struggle for life. And we have been doing it and we will eventually restore that balance that is so necessary right now."