{"id":135,"date":"2025-02-19T14:52:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leanneread.com\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2025-02-25T03:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:50:29","slug":"water-you-waiting-for","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leanneread.com\/?page_id=135","title":{"rendered":"Water You Waiting For"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"WATER YOU WAITING FOR\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/635538101?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Water You Waiting For<\/em> is a collaborative animated short that explores 16 of the most pressing water security issues facing Canada. As part of the project, I interviewed scientists from the Global Water Futures initiative and, alongside composer Ricardo Martins, translated their insights into a digital animation and musical score. Under the guidance of professors Lori Bradford (College of Engineering and School of Environment and Sustainability), Dean McNeill (Department of Music), and Lisa Birke (Department of Art &amp; Art History), we crafted a narrative that follows a water droplet on a journey across Canada, illuminating the fragile balance of water sustainability while carrying a message of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Screenings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jan \u2013 Mar 2024 : Remai Modern, Saskatoon, SK. Screened in relation to the various themes and ideas from Kapwani Kiwanga\u2019s exhibition \u201cRemediation\u201d through Remai Moderns \ufb01lm program during January, February, and March of 2024. The screenings occurred twice each month before Remai Modern\u2019s Discovery Cinema \ufb01lm program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jan 2021 : BC Environmental Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dec 2021-ongoing : Global Institute for Water Safety Gallery (Online Gallery) <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hCxi_qwHmdw&amp;t=1s\">Water You Waiting For<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 : Artistic Engagement Award, <em>Water You Waiting For<\/em>, University of Saskatchewan Students&#8217; Union, Undergraduate Project Symposium, University of Saskatchewan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2022 : Third Place &#8211; Social Sciences, Humanities &amp; Fine Arts, <em>Water You Waiting For<\/em>, University of Saskatchewan Students&#8217; Union, Undergraduate Project Symposium, University of Saskatchewan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Text Interviews<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jan 2022 : Top 10 News Stories of 2021, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandscience.usask.ca\/news\/articles\/7110\/New_USask_short_film_highlights_water_security_issues\">New USask short \ufb01lm highlights water security issues<\/a><\/em>, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dec 2021 : <em>Leanne Read co-creates animated \ufb01lm that brings attention to water security<\/em>, The Davidson Leader, Davidson, SK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oct 2021 : <em>Davidson artist\u2019s work featured in Saskatoon global event<\/em>, The Davidson Leader, Davidson, SK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water You Waiting For is a collaborative animated short that explores 16 of the most pressing water security issues facing Canada. 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