Company Town

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Company Town

2017

1h 30m

Documentary

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8 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

One man goes up against one of the nation's largest paper mill and chemical plants in a bid to save his town from sickness-causing pollution.

Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

12/07/2017

A vital, eye-opening portrait.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

09/07/2017

Even the rudimentary qualities of the filmmaking (cheap-looking camera work, poorly punctuated title cards) somehow add to its urgency, as if the movie needed to get its message out by any means necessary.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

09/04/2017

Infuriating and, sadly, not at all surprising.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

06/18/2020

Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow offer a provocative peek at the impact of the tech industry on everyday Bay Area life.

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Theo Schear

Film Threat

04/03/2018

4/10

Perhaps the film will inspire somebody powerful to stand up, but more likely it'll become just another anti-Koch doc on in the "Koch Bros Takedowns" genre in your Netflix suggestions.

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Richard von Busack

Pacific Sun (San Rafael, CA)

01/02/2018

It's a hopeful but necessarily bleak account of the 2015 District 3 supervisor's race between Aaron Peskin and the incumbent Julie Christensen.

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01/11/2019

This film points out how much this community needs an Erin Brockovich of its own

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Natalie Kottke

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Erica Sardarian

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Erica Sardarian

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Synopsis

One man goes up against one of the nation's largest paper mill and chemical plants in a bid to save his town from sickness-causing pollution.

Director: Natalie Kottke
Producer: Natalie Kottke, Erica Sardarian, Adam Paul Smith, Edgar Sardarian
Screenwriter: Natalie Kottke, Erica Sardarian
Distributor: First Run Features
Production Co: Act 4 Entertainment, The American Independent Institute, Penn Road Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 8, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 24, 2018
Runtime: 1h 30m

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