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Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
Tel: 610/779-8226
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In Our Own Backyard
The First Love Canal
First brush the U.S. had with toxic waste at Love Canal.
59 minutes
DVD-R version available
Color
Grade Level: 9-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1983
Copyright Date: 1982
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-264-4
ISBN (DVD): 1-59458-735-3
Produced by Lynn Corcoran
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"Heartrending program...needs to be seen in public libraries, civic action groups, and schools." Booklist
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A classic video documentary on the nation's first encounter with toxic waste, it provides a complete and moving account of the way the people involved, both in government and in the community, responded to a frightening situation.
It shows the complexity of the democratic process in action, as government officials struggled with a new set of questions -- weighing not only what government should do, but what it could do in the first environmental emergency of its kind -- while residents, brilliantly led by Lois Gibbs, formed their own views of these questions and developed strategies including public protest and a skillful use of the media to influence government's response.
The DVD version of this program is recorded on DVD-R which is not compatible with some older DVD players. See the new DVD page for more details.
Awards:
Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival
Best of Category, Audubon International Environmental Film Festival
Third Place Award, U.S. Film and Video Festival
Merit Award, Athens International Film and Video Festival
Honorable Mention, Global Village 8th Annual Documentary Festival
Reviews:
"Heartrending program...promotes realization of the magnitude of the potential tragedies seeping through the country's soil...needs to be seen in public libraries, civic action groups, and schools." Booklist
"An historic document that carries the poignancy of a profound human problem with the balance necessary to understand it without polemics." Anthony Bannon, The Buffalo News
"The film can work well in any one of a number of science, health, environmental science, and social science classes. The complexity of the many issues and problems it brings out encourages activities such as debate, role play, simulation, and independent research, with a premium on the development of critical thinking skills." Curriculum Review
Related Subjects:
American Studies
Biography
Environment
Health
Law
Social Psychology
Toxic Waste
Women's Studies
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Hormone Imposters: Endocrine disrupting chemicals damage reproductive organs and cause learning disabilities.
The White Hole: Amusing animated film about our response to the toxic waste crisis.
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