Mexico City is facing a severe water shortage that threatens livelihoods and puts at risk national heritage sites, parks, and rivers.

This past summer, a crew of student filmmakers traveled to the densely populated capital to document the crisis.

Angel Rojas ’25, Aidan Hilaire ’26, Zeke Fairley ’25, and Abby Rhodes ’24 spent their summer recording in and around Mexico City, supported by a $10,000 Projects for Peace award.

Their film aims to uplift the voices of communities most impacted by climate change and water scarcity and runs as a journalistic project in parallel with a $1.5 million research study funded by the National Science Foundation and led by Professor Tim Downs.

🔗📰 See link in bio to read more about their work.
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📸 Aidan Hilaire ’26 filming Valle de Bravo reservoir from a vantage point — and demonstrating his climbing skills. Photo courtesy of Professor Tim Downs.