Blue Vinyl (2002)

Directed by

Daniel B. Gold, Judith Helfand

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker investigates the environmental and health impacts of vinyl siding while trying to find a safe material for her parents' house. The documentary travels from a New York suburb to chemical plants in Louisiana and Italy.

informativelightheartedpersonalinvestigativethought-provokingconversationalconcerned

What happens

Blue Vinyl is a 2002 documentary film directed by Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand. With a lighthearted tone, the film follows one woman's quest for an environmentally sound cladding for her parents' house in Merrick, Long Island, New York. It also investigates the many negative health effects of polyvinyl chloride in its production, use and disposal, focusing on the communities of Lake Charles and Mossville, Louisiana, and Venice, Italy. Filming for Blue Vinyl began in 1994. It was aired on HBO as part of the series America Undercover. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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