https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/9e86fda2-c943-45bb-8dce-839d1bfe4bee El Alto is a poor city in the mountains of Bolivia largely populated by indigenous rural migrants. El Alto’s water services were privatized in 1997 as a conditionality of World Bank loans to the Bolivian government. In 2005 citizens protested against the private company, Aguas del Illimani, and its parent company, Suez. In 2006 the new president promised to return water to public control, yet the private company remained until 2008. The 2012 50-minute documentary "Water Rising" follows the lives of an indigenous woman, Dona Maxima Huanca, and her family, a community leader, Carlos Rojas, as well as Doctor Hermes Fabio Mendoza while they struggled under privatized water. Muireann de Barra and Aisling Crudden co-directed and produced the documentary. The voices in the film consisted entirely of those of El Alto citizens without narration. Interviews with members of Dona’s family and Doctor Hermes build an image of suffering. In contrast, interviews with Carlos on his political journey from community meetings to the May Day March protest inspire hope. The aim of the documentary was to depict community, hope, and change in Bolivia in the face of the global trend of privatization. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:13:57 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/9e86fda2-c943-45bb-8dce-839d1bfe4bee All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.