(By Rachel Kaufman for Express)

IT’S OFTEN TAKEN for granted here that the faucet will work, that the bathtub will fill, and that the fridge at 7-Eleven will always contain bottles of Dasani. But filmmaker Irena Salina wants us to take a closer look at water.

Her documentary “Flow: For Love of Water,” opening at E Street cinema on Friday, examines the multifaceted water crisis, from scarcity to pollution to dams to private water companies that have restricted water access to only those who can afford it.

The movie is at times disorganized, but that hardly detracts from its chilling message — that the days of “water, water everywhere” will soon be over.

» EXPRESS: I always turn off the tap while I’m brushing my teeth. Will that help? Is it enough?
» SALINA: It’s awareness. We take water for granted. We have a whole generation of people who turn the shower on to get it warm, go do dishes, and then the phone rings. … [Water]’s not just something coming from a tap. It’s a source of life.

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