Movie

White Water

2015 · 84 min

A gentle, heartfelt childhood memory that turns a small act of defiance into a quiet, moving lesson about dignity.

Overview: White Water is the story of a 7 year-old black kid in segregated 1963 Opelika, Alabama who becomes obsessed with the desire to taste the water from the "white's only" drinking fountain and sets out on a quest to do the unthinkable: drink from it.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Race, coming-of-age, identity, family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
coming-of-age
identity
family
justice
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none