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My Toxic Backyard

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Residents fight for clean water as an old manufacturing plant continues to leak toxins into the ground.

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Chris McCoy Memphis Flyer The afflicted residents speak for themselves, aided strictly by onscreen captions. But their stories are honest, effecting, and deeply important in this era of rampant corporate crime. Jan 8, 2020 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Strong, sharply focused, straightforward activist documentary that allows its anger to be simply conveyed by amassing the facts and letting those directly impacted speak for themselves. Rated: 4/5 Nov 11, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Well put together and a subject people should be aware of. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Disturbing. I checked the superfund site before buying a house. It amazes me how many there were across my hometown, Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member A startling look at the incompetence (or corruption?) of the EPA, and the impacts on the lives of the residents whose faith that this governmental agency would do its job. People have died, and many others have gotten sick, as a result of exposure to the TCE this company poured into their drinking water. How is that not criminal? Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Great flick exposing the perils of industrial waste on local residents. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member This is important stuff. Communities need safeguards from businesses that flagrantly disregard environmental protection. It's personal for the families who live nearby such sites. The documentary is thorough, and scary actually. Solid editing & storytelling. "Toxic waste is closer than you think" is a great summation. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Great Documentary about a superfund site in my home town. I've heard whispers and rumors since around 2002, but it wasn't until I saw "My Toxic Backyard" that I understood the crazy situation. And that there are bizarre sites like this all over the country and no funds to really clean them up! Yikes. Great narrative and just long enough at 1 hr. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Residents fight for clean water as an old manufacturing plant continues to leak toxins into the ground.
Director
Katie Damien
Producer
Katie Damien
Screenwriter
Jaime Byrd, Katie Damien
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 0m