Toxic Legacy (2006)
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The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Canadian documentary looks at the health dangers from dust at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks. It argues the U.S. government downplayed the risks to people nearby and first responders. The film also highlights the health problems many workers have faced since cleaning the site.
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What happens
Toxic Legacy is a Canadian documentary film that was produced by Susan Teskey for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It was broadcast on the CBC and Discovery Times on September 5, 2006. The film deals with the toxic legacy of the Ground Zero dust following the September 11 attacks in 2001 upon the World Trade Center. It addresses the U.S. government's minimization of local health risks in the vicinity of Ground Zero site of the World Trade Center. It also addressed the praise of the first responders and the deleterious health effects thousands of these workers have experienced since their cleanup of the World Trade Center site. 9/11 Toxic Legacy won the 2007 Canada Golden Sheaf Award for Best Documentary in Science and Medicine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Metal of Honor (2006)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.