In Our Water
7.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Meg Switzgable Genre Documentary Country United States | 7.6/10 IMDb Producer Meg Switzgable Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 1982 (1982) Initial release January 6, 1982 (New York City) Cinematography Barry Sonnenfeld, Robert Chappell, Ken Kelsch, Dick Blofson Similar movies Men in Black (1997), Wild Wild West (1999), Men in Black II (2002), Big Trouble (2002), The Addams Family (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Our Water is a 1982 American documentary film directed by Meg Switzgable, about a family in South Brunswick, New Jersey who discover their drinking water is contaminated by a nearby landfill. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, nominated for an Emmy Award and won a Columbia/DuPont Award for Journalistic Excellence.
Overview
The film focuses on the Frank Kaler family of South Brunswick, New Jersey. Kaler is a housepainter and the family gets their water from their own well, as do their neighbors. The Kalers realize that their water is being contaminated from a nearby landfill and seek to get government to acknowledge and fix the problem. Their attempts to contact local and then the state Department of Environmental Protection are rebuffed. Mr. Kaler eventually goes to Washington DC to testify at Congressional hearings. The film follows the 5-year radicalization of Kaler as he realizes what is happening to groundwater and why.
References
In Our Water WikipediaIn Our Water IMDb In Our Water themoviedb.org