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Pistachio Wars
As Los Angeles burns, everyone wants to know…what’s behind these fires? How can such a big and wealthy city in California so easily go up in flames?
Investigative journalist Yasha Levine and filmmaker Rowan Wernham take a roadtrip into the dark heart of the California Dream. They look at the system and the people that have allowed unchecked development to rage across the state, creating mega-cities and mega-farms.
At the center of the story is Stewart and Lynda Resnick. They’re billionaires. They live in the flashiest mansion in Beverly Hills. And they have a monopoly on the pistachio trade.
They’ve taken control of California's water—draining rivers, building plantations
Investigative journalist Yasha Levine and filmmaker Rowan Wernham take a roadtrip into the dark heart of the California Dream. They look at the system and the people that have allowed unchecked development to rage across the state, creating mega-cities and mega-farms.
At the center of the story is Stewart and Lynda Resnick. They’re billionaires. They live in the flashiest mansion in Beverly Hills. And they have a monopoly on the pistachio trade.
They’ve taken control of California's water—draining rivers, building plantations
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As Los Angeles burns, everyone wants to know…what’s behind these fires? How can such a big and wealthy city in California so easily go up in flames?
Investigative journalist Yasha Levine and filmmaker Rowan Wernham take a roadtrip into the dark heart of the California Dream. They look at the system and the people that have allowed unchecked development to rage across the state, creating mega-cities and mega-farms.
At the center of the story is Stewart and Lynda Resnick. They’re billionaires. They live in the flashiest mansion in Beverly Hills. And they have a monopoly on the pistachio trade.
They’ve taken control of California's water—draining rivers, building plantations in the middle of a desert, leaving a trail of environmental collapse.
Water heists, towns ravaged by drought, farms built on oil fields, mass extinction, suburbs without end, and…war with Iran. Welcome to California. Welcome to the Pistachio Wars.
Investigative journalist Yasha Levine and filmmaker Rowan Wernham take a roadtrip into the dark heart of the California Dream. They look at the system and the people that have allowed unchecked development to rage across the state, creating mega-cities and mega-farms.
At the center of the story is Stewart and Lynda Resnick. They’re billionaires. They live in the flashiest mansion in Beverly Hills. And they have a monopoly on the pistachio trade.
They’ve taken control of California's water—draining rivers, building plantations in the middle of a desert, leaving a trail of environmental collapse.
Water heists, towns ravaged by drought, farms built on oil fields, mass extinction, suburbs without end, and…war with Iran. Welcome to California. Welcome to the Pistachio Wars.
Title
Pistachio Wars
Release
2025
Runtime
72 min
Rating
NR
Genre
Documentary
Director
Yasha Levine, Rowan Wernham
Origin
New Zealand
Language
English
Reviews
“Plays like a Chinatown for the age of global warming — complete with mystery, political corruption and at the center of it, the question we've confronted since civilization began: who gets the water?”
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