The Latest
Open Wounds
Alex Masi’s film about the damaged children he photographed in Bhopal, and the cause of their ruined lives, the chemicals dumped near their homes by Union Carbide, and the refusal of Carbide and its owner Dow Chemical, to clean up their poisonous mess. See Alex’s photographs at his website.
Rare footage from the 2006 padyatra
Brilliant short film shot by Daniel Gosling on the Bhopalis’ 2006 padyatra (journey by foot) from Bhopal to Delhi. Captures wonderfully the indomitable spirit of the survivors.
Bhopali (trailer)
Due out in 2010, an electrifying and explosive documentary about the long struggle of the Bhopal survivors for justice and a life of dignity. Photographed, directed and edited by Van Maximillian Carlson. More information as it becomes available from: Bhopalithemovie.com
Twenty Years Without Justice
Part I of Sanford Lewis’s thoughtful and well informed short documentary about the 1984 Union Carbide gas disaster.
Dow Chemical’s “The Human Element”
Dow’s glossy “Human Element” commercial is given new pictorial treatments that cut closer to the truth. From ThetruthaboutDow.com This treatment puts the spotlight on Dow’s legacy in Vietnam. Send us your “Human Element” film for the collection.