A Corpus Christi filmmaker will debut his documentary about how the community of Hillcrest has been impacted by desalination plans, the new Harbor Bridge project and the Port of Corpus Christi at Alamo Drafthouse Thursday, Feb. 8.
The documentary is titled “Water & Soil,” as both are considered “precious” resources that make up Corpus Christi. The premiere is invitation only, but encore screenings will be open to the public on Mar. 21 at the Art Museum of South Texas’ Third Thursday event.
The premiere comes days after the Corpus Christi City Council voted 6-3 to move forward with a planned desalination facility in Hillcrest.
Carlos Villarreal, the director, interviewed Corpus Christi and San Patricio County residents who are engaged in grassroots efforts to protect the “bay from industrial buildout that has and continues to threaten our most important resources.”
In a release, the documentary promises to tell the stories of struggle that will reveal decades of “institutionalized racism that has negatively impacted their families and their communities.”