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Jessica Yu sees no reason why a documentary can't be informative, terrifying, and beautiful all at the same time. LAST CALL AT THE OASIS is certainly proof that she can realize her vision. When I spoke with her on May 1, 2012, the first think I wanted to know was why she would want to tackle a subject, the coming water crisis, that would, as I put it, scare the bejeezus out of her. The second think I wanted to know was what purified sewage water tasted like. As one of the options for solving how to manage a finite resource, it's possibe with today's technology, but there is that "ick" factor, which is yet another topic Yu covers in an elegant and accessible fashion. I finished up by asking her about the stunning use of imagery that she used to illustrate her film's many points, and her answer resulted in what may be the first time I've ever heard the phrase "water porn" in any interview that I've ever conduted.