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DESCRIPTION:After recently being screened for Bay Area city officials in support of 
 groundbreaking initiatives towards creating a PVC-free procurement policy 
 for the city, (as well as winning the ‘Environmental Messenger Of the 
 Year Award)’, the engaging documentary BLUE VINYL comes to San Francisco 
 for a 3 day run at the Red Vic Movie House August 3-5.\n\nWith humor, hope 
 and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker 
 Judith Helfand and co-director Daniel B. Gold travel from Helfand’s 
 hometown to America’s vinyl manufacturing capital and beyond in search of 
 answers about the nature of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Her parents’ 
 decision to "re-side" their house with this seemingly benign cure-all for 
 many suburban homes turns into a toxic odyssey with twists and turns that 
 most ordinary homeowners would never dare to take. The result is a humorous 
 but sobering and uniquely personal exploration of the relationship between 
 consumers and industry.  The feature-length documentary, also won the 
 cinematography award in the documentary competition at the 2002 Sundance 
 Film Festival.\n\nWhat makes BLUE VINYL unique is the balance of humor and 
 horror, facts and anecdotes, and the face off between cynicism and hope. 
 Helfand’s character—and the overall attitude of the film—never shies 
 away from having a point of view. Although the film reveals a complex web 
 of alleged corporate conspiracies and the tragic loss of human life from 
 chemical exposure, BLUE VINYL also poses a refreshingly simple question: 
 "Is it possible to make products that never hurt anyone at any point of 
 their life cycle—when manufactured, when used, or when disposed of?"  
 With this question in mind, MY HOUSE IS YOUR HOUSE was created, a consumer 
 organizing and education web campaign designed for consumers who watch BLUE 
 VINYL and ask "what now?"  The campaign and site are co-directed and 
 coordinated by Working Films, a nationally recognized activist-driven link 
 between high quality documentary filmmaking and serious progressive 
 organizing.\n\nRecently the city of San Francisco committed to eliminate 
 its purchases of vinyl, also known as PVC.  The evidence is clear that the 
 production, use, and disposal of vinyl materials threaten human health with 
 dioxin and other carcinogenic and hormone damaging chemicals.  For this 
 reason, the City of San Francisco is switching to safer materials and 
 stopping its purchase of vinyl products.\n\nFor more info visit : 
 http://www.bluevinyl.org/\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/22553.php
SUMMARY:BLUE VINYL at the Red Vic
LOCATION:Red Vic Movie House -1727 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/22553.php
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