Seltzer Works

NEW DOCS

This captivating short documentary plunges us into the fading world of the seltzer water business. Meet Kenny Gomberg, third-generation owner of the Gomberg Seltzer Works in Brooklyn, the last remaining seltzer maker in the city. Regular consumers of seltzer water are a dying breed, and rare is the sight of the seltzer man delivering the thick glass bottles right to the customer’s doorstep. But the dedicated laborers at Gomberg take great pride in their work and the details involved in creating real seltzer (a far cry from the cheap imitation found in plastic bottles at the grocery store). In a delightful instance of cinematic synesthesia, the filmmaker’s creative visuals and effervescent audio evoke the physical experience of drinking the bubbly water and make you long for a throat-tingling spritz. Caution: Prepare for an overwhelming sense of thirst after watching this one!  AMK

Director

Jessica Edwards

Producer

Jessica Edwards

Editor

Amir Husak

Cinematographer

Ben Wolf

Release Year

2010

Festival Year

2010

Country

United States

Run Time

7 minutes