Northwest Film Forum Presents Arid Lands Documentary
Come see an illuminating documentary about the land and people of the Columbia Basin in southeastern Washington, home to the Hanford nuclear site and the focus of the largest environmental cleanup in history.
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Aug 28, 2009 12:00 AM
to Sep 03, 2009 12:00 AM |
| Where | 1515 12th Ave in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, on 12th Avenue between Pike & Pine Street |
| Contact Name | Ryan Davis |
| Contact Phone | (206) 329-2629 |
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Winner, "Best Film" at the 2008 Local Sightings Film Festival.
In the 1940s, the Columbia Basin in Southeastern Washington was the site of plutonium production, an ingredient in the atomic bomb that would devastate Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Today it is a place of conflict and contradiction, as the natural landscape and human population strive to recover from that past.
Arid Lands offers and enthralling look into the man clashing opinions and perspectives that have emerged in this complex community. Yakama Indians, farmers, housing developers, environmental activists and radiation scientists all share their thoughts in this revealing documentary about the largest environmental clean up site in the world.
"Stunning documentary... a provocative, complex portrait of Eastern Washington." -- Crosscut Magazine.
Tickets and information at http://www.nwfilmforum.org.
And to read more about the film, visit http://www.sidelongfilms.com/aridlands/film.html.
