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Plot

When director Judith Helfand (A Healthy Baby Girl) heard her parents were affixing blue vinyl siding to their house, she decided to find out how this product was created and disposed of. She and co-director Daniel B. Gold travel the world to point out how vinyl has caused numerous health problems. Included in their travels is a visit to Venice where businessmen who headed a vinyl company are on trial for manslaughter, and interviews with former employees of vinyl-producing factories who now suffer from cancer. Blue Vinyl was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, and aired as part of HBO's America Undercover series.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Documentary,Special Interest
Run Time:
100min.
Theatrical Release Date:
11/02/2001
DVD Release Date:
03/29/2005
Distributor(s):
Miramax
Director(s):
Judith Helfand , Daniel B. Gold
Starring:
Judith Helfand , Ted Helfand , Florence Helfand , Diane Prince , Billy Baggett
Themes:
Obsessive Quests,Fighting the System
Tone:
Earnest,Forceful,Reflective,Talky,Wry
Keywords:
cancer,carcinogen,environmental-hazard,factory,health-hazard,manslaughter,plastic,pollution,toxic-chemicals
Language:
English