Tar Creek (film)

Tar Creek is a 2009 featurelength environmental documentary about the Tar Creek Superfund Site, which at one time was considered the worst environmental disaster in the United States. It was directed Matt Myers, who also wrote the films script and served as its narrator.

The Library Journal rated the film favorably, writing This grim exploration of our toxic legacy doesnt spare mine owners, bureaucrats, or politicians. Although regulations are much stricter today, viewers will ask themselves whether any agency is willing or able to remediate former mine sites properly. The Journalism amp Mass Communication Educator wrote a predominantly positive review where they praised the film for its attention to personal details while also noting The films interviews are striking, but lack a sense of coherence. The Capital Times was slightly more mixed in their review, stating Myers is a folksy and poetic narrator, although the tone of the film gets needlessly preachy toward the end. He found a good selection of people to interview scientists, social workers, politicians, elderly exminers, displaced residents but the selection leaned a little too heavy on officials. I would have liked to hear more from a family or childs perspective.

Source: Wikipedia