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Angel of Alabama / Ethereal Films presents ; a short film by Elijah Yetter-Bowman ; produced by Sammy Bauer, Michelle Foreman, Kelly Marshall ; directed and edited by Elijah Yetter-Bowman.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 037 209
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community activists--Alabama.
- Community activists.
- Drinking water--Contamination--Alabama.
- Drinking water.
- Perfluorinated chemicals--Environmental aspects--Alabama.
- Perfluorinated chemicals.
- Industries--Social aspects--Alabama.
- Industries.
- Social responsibility of business--Alabama.
- Social responsibility of business.
- Environmental justice--Alabama.
- Environmental justice.
- Drinking water--Contamination.
- Industries--Social aspects.
- Alabama.
- Genre:
- documentary film.
- Documentary films
- Nonfiction films
- Short films
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (25 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : Video Project, [2023]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Brenda Hampton, a seasoned investigator, uncovers decades of pollution within her hometown, setting her on a path at odds with some of the world's largest corporations. Angel of Alabama is a call to action for the fight against "forever chemicals", which are growing into one of the biggest pollution crises in world history. Firstborn of ten to a family in rural Alabama, Brenda was naturally inquisitive. Leaving home, she became a paralegal and then an investigator but eventually returned to Lawrence County, Alabama due to her mother's health problems. An avid drinker of the local water, her mother's kidneys had crystallized and so Brenda donated a kidney to her. But eventually, Brenda's remaining kidney began failing which triggered her realization of a larger problem. With her expertise and passion for justice, Brenda identified the source of massive environmental contamination in Alabama. Nearby manufacturer, 3M, had been illegally dumping all manner of chemicals in the water for decades, which had contributed to the alarming rise of negative impacts on the local community's health as over 100,000 of Brenda's neighbors, as well as her family, suffered from cancer, renal failure, still-births, miscarriages, and more. Even though corporations willingly admitted the purposeful contamination, they have yet to be held accountable. As Brenda leads a demographically diverse community to fight for legal action, she also supports the most at-risk members of her community by delivering bottled water and safe food. Despite intimidation tactics from the opposition and ostracization from friends and family, Brenda's years of tireless work led to a permanent water solution for her community. Her efforts even pushed international progress, including a policy change by McDonalds, the largest fast-food company in the world.
- Credits:
- Aerial footage by David Shaddix ; camera, Celine Francois, Matt Grcic, Elijah Yetter-Bowman ; original score, Samuel Wilson.
- Notes:
- Title from disc label.
- Widescreen.
- Originally released as a documentary film in 2022.
- OCLC:
- 1411859913
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