Red Aces Productions and One Chameleon Entertainment are proud to announce the world premiere of WATER WARS, a feature-length documentary directed by Mario Mattei (THE GENTLEMAN DRIVER), at the Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF). RedAcesProductions.com/Water-Wars
WATER WARS starts its festival run by premiering at DIFF at 4:45 p.m. on Friday, April 26, at the Violet Crown Dallas in West Village, 3699 McKinney Ave, Dallas, 75204. A second screening will occur at 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. Passes and tickets are available at DallasFilm.org.
“I am thrilled beyond words to have our world premiere at DIFF and be associated with this renowned film festival!” exclaimed Philip Guitar, producer/screenwriter of WATER WARS.
“Dallas is the perfect spot to tell this pivotal true-grit Texas adventure over life’s most precious resource…water. It is a David-and-Goliath story with statewide implications; it’s twisty and insightful, and where sky-high stakes were on the line,” Guitar concluded.
WHOSE WATER IS IT IF IT’S UNDER YOUR LAND?
From producers Philip Guitar (“Crude Massacre”) and Jon Michael Simpson (MILLI VANILLI), WATER WARS tells the story of how West Texas ranchers, farmers, and a billionaire clash in a high-stakes legal war over water and land rights. From the unforgiving desert to the Texas Supreme Court’s chambers, this story ripples into the water’s future.
WATER WARS takes an in-depth look at the colorful characters and political maneuvering that led to the 2007 Texas Supreme Court case Guitar Holding v. Hudspeth, one of the most significant cases in Texas water law to this day. It examines the turmoil that erupts in small town Dell City, nestled in the “Valley of Hidden Waters,” over new water board rules when El Paso offers lucrative water deals to some landowners while others are locked out.
HONORING LAURA LYNCH
The film honors the late Laura Lynch, a founding band member of The Chicks (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks) and a featured subject of WATER WARS, who died tragically in a car crash shortly after filming concluded.
An opening quote from Laura Lynch sets the tone for the documentary: “Has anybody talked about where this whole story began? It didn’t have to be a water war, but it kinda turned into one. It always felt like it was them versus us. They threw every kind of curve ball in our direction. But Boone Pickens said it best: ‘If you’re on the right side of an issue, you keep driving until you hear glass break.’ And we did.”
About Red Aces Productions:
Red Aces Productions, known as “Home of the Texas Thriller,” is based in Fort Worth, Texas. Its productions primarily focus on narrative feature films with a Southwest thriller/horror vibe and stories with poker and gambling-related twists. The production house is also in the nonscripted documentary space, focusing on true crime in Texas.
About One Chameleon Entertainment:
ONE CHAMELEON ENTERTAINMENT (OCE) is a production company founded by Jon Michael Simpson in 2014. The company focuses on creating character-driven and inspiring stories that showcase human perseverance.
OCE has produced over ten narrative and documentary films that have won numerous awards. This includes a Children’s and Family Emmy® Nomination for the “Hi, I’m ____” series (MAX + Magnolia Network) and projects that have premiered at festivals including SXSW, Tribeca, and more
