BLUE VINYL

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Blue Vinyl

a Toxic Comedy for the whole family

An award-winning new film by Judith Helfand and B. Gold

will premiere on HBO's award-winning documentary series America Undercover

Sunday night, May 5 (Check local HBO listings) with repeat screenings

through May.

With humor, chutzpah, and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody

Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award

winning-cinematographer B. Gold travel to America's vinyl

manufacturing capital and beyond in search of the truth about vinyl,

America's most popular and second fastest selling plastic.

Helfand's 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.

Join us for an incredible odyssey that follows the lifecycle of vinyl from

Long Island, NY, to Mardi Gras in Lake , Louisiana, to a vinyl

community in Venice, Italy, to the heart of your very own home. Along the

way, learn how much our reliance on vinyl (a.k.a. PVC plastic) could be

costing communities, workers, children, our health and the environment. It's

a journey you can't afford to miss.

Official Selection Sundance 2002 Film Festival

** Excellence in Cinematography **

2002 Bermuda International Film Festival: **Best Documentary.**

Philadelphia Film Festival 2002: **Documentary Audience Award.

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" Scary and hilarious! "

Elvis , New York Times

" That rare muckraking film with a sense of humor. "

Turan, Los Angeles Times

" Frightening and funny! Blue Vinyl has left audiences

lingering in the hallways for hours to debate and question. "

Sharon Waxman, Washington Post

For more information go to: http://www.bluevinyl.org

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KIDS AND CHEMICALS, A SPECIAL REPORT ON NOW WITH BILL MOYERS

TRACKS THE SCIENTIFIC SEARCH FOR ANSWERS ABOUT

HOW ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS AFFECT AMERICA'S CHILDREN

Premieres Friday, May 10 at 9:00 (ET) on PBS (check local listings)

ARE WE MAKING OUR CHILDREN SICK?

It is a medical mystery marked " urgent. " Across America growing numbers

of children are suffering from asthma, childhood cancers like leukemia,

as well as learning and behavioral disabilities. Scientists are

searching for clues to the causes of these illnesses, and a growing body

of research suggests that everyday environmental toxins-what kids eat,

drink, and breathe-may put them at risk. Equipped with new technology

and more sophisticated analysis, these scientists are asking compelling

questions about the health risks to children growing up exposed to an

ever-increasing number of untested chemicals in our environment.

Kids and Chemicals, a special edition of NOW with Bill Moyers to be

broadcast on PBS, Friday, May 10 at 9 p.m. (ET), features medical

investigators and health officials engaged in the latest research on

links between childhood illness and environmental contamination. The

program looks at families around the country who are coping with the

consequences to their children of potentially toxic exposures.

" The disturbing increases in childhood illness in America cannot be

ignored, " says Bill Moyers. " How does the exposure affect children's

health? The new research is studying how chemicals enter the human body,

and posing questions that they could never ask before: Do chemicals

affect children, babies and unborn fetuses more than adults? What

factors increase toxicity, and how can we protect children from harm? "