Blue vinyl

Blue vinyl / a film by Judith Helfand & Daniel B. Gold ; produced in association with Home Box Office [and] the Center for Independent Documentary.

When her parents decide to have vinyl siding put on their Long Island house, filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director Daniel B. Gold decide to examine the impact and nature of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a seemingly innocuous material. They travel to Lake Charles, Louisiana, Venice, Italy, and Chester...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Toxic Comedy Pictures (Producer), Home Box Office (Firm) (Producer), Center for Independent Documentary (Producer)
Other Authors: Helfand, Judith, 1964- (Producer, Director), Gold, Daniel B. (Producer, Director), Parker, Julia D. (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [New York, NY] : Toxic Comedy Pictures, [2002]
Subjects:
Siding (Building materials)
Polyvinyl chloride industry.
Polyvinyl chloride > Health aspects.
Polyvinyl chloride > Toxicology.
Polyvinyl chloride > Environmental aspects.
Polyvinyl chloride industry > Environmental aspects > United States.
Streaming video.
streaming video.
Polyvinyl chloride industry > Environmental aspects.
United States.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:When her parents decide to have vinyl siding put on their Long Island house, filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director Daniel B. Gold decide to examine the impact and nature of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a seemingly innocuous material. They travel to Lake Charles, Louisiana, Venice, Italy, and Chesterfield, England to interview current and former vinyl workers, fabricators, citizen activists, litigators, a vinyl manufacturing spokesperson, and industry executives. The film is a uniquely personal exploration of the relationship between America's consumers and the vinyl manufacturing industry.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (approximately 94 min.))
Awards:Winner, Cinematography Award-Documentary: Daniel B. Gold, Sundance Film Festival, 2002.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Daniel B. Gold ; edited by Sari Gilman ; animation conceived and created by Emily Hubley and Jeremiah Dickey ; original music composed by Marty Ehrlich & Sam Broussard, Stephen Thomas Cavit, Terry Dame, Four Piece Suit ; Italian translators, Daniela Pastega, Massimo Delrio ; directed by Judith Helfand & Daniel B. Gold ; produced by Daniel B. Gold, Judith Helfand & Julia D. Parker.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:DVD version; title from title frames (viewed Aug. 19, 2013).

Similar Items