Plot

The documentary, Nor Any Drop to Drink, focuses on the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan. In 2014, in order to save money, the state switched Flint's water supply to the heavily polluted Flint River as a cost-saving measure. Almost immediately, residents complained of poor water quality, rashes and hair loss. As the water crisis unfolded, concerns about lead poisoning emerged. Belatedly, officials admitted that the water was contaminated. Both Michigan and the federal government declared a state of emergency. In 2016, the public was inundated with images of children being tested for lead, protests, and crowded water distribution sites. Today, Flint has largely dropped out of national headlines. However, the horrors faced by many residents still remain. Punctuated by the experiences of ordinary residents, Nor Any Drop to Drink sheds light on how the failure of government and economic policy created the Flint water crisis. Nor Any Drop to Drink seeks to better understand why today in Flint, a city in the Great Lakes State, there is neither trust in governmental institutions...nor any drop to drink.