"Fallout": Film Screening and Discussion
- Date:
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Monday, September 25, 2023
- Time:
- 7 - 8 p.m.
- Location:
Logan Gallery, Bank Building
Please join us for a screening and discussion of the new documentary film "Fallout" with the director Madison Hill and producer Alyssa Carpenter.
Logan Gallery, Bank Building
Dr. Samantha Rosenthal, rosenthal@roanoke.edu false MM/DD/YYYYAbout the film:
As community members in a rural Appalachian town become sick, the source of the contagion is called into question. Fallout follows three individuals experiencing illnesses after exposure to environmental contamination from a nearby United States Army Ammunition Plant. Manufacturing propellants, explosives, and rockets for the Department of Defense, the facility is the largest polluter in Virginia emitting millions of pounds of toxic contaminants into the air, soil, and water each year.
About the filmmaker:
Madison Hill is a filmmaker based out of Durham, North Carolina. She received a B.A. in Cinema Studies from Virginia Tech and an M.F.A. in Experimental and Documentary Arts from Duke University. Through her practice, Madison explores the intersection between the environment, labor, and health with an emphasis on Appalachia and the American South. Currently, Madison is an Instructor at Duke University teaching production and theory in documentary arts.
Sponsored by Public History, Screen Studies, Peace and Justice Studies, and Environmental Studies.