Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
A toxic secret just beneath their feet
2024 | 112m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Jamila Ephron |
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| Writer: | Jamila Ephron |
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| Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal tells the dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families. In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and wreaking havoc on their health. Through interviews with many of the extraordinary housewives turned activists, the film shows how they effectively challenged those in power, forced America to reckon with the human cost of unregulated industry, and created a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 22, 2024 |
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| Director: | Jamila Ephron |
| Writer: | Jamila Ephron |
| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | environmental disaster, love canal |
| Production Companies | American Experience Films, PBS |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Name | Job |
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| Jamila Ephron | Writer, Director |
| Troy Herrion | Music |
| J.R. Narrows | Music |
| Sam Russell | Director of Photography |
| Eric Cotton | Associate Editor |
| Stef Gordon | Line Producer |
| Cindy Rene | Researcher |
| Chris Ramey | Colorist |
| Zoë Kase | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Brian Funck | Editor |
| Marcus Taylor | Additional Editing |
| Name | Title |
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| Susan Bellows | Executive Producer |
| Cameo George | Executive Producer |
| Emily Doyle | Associate Producer |
| Jamila Ephron | Producer |
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