From Upstream Flix and director David Barnhart comes the story of an American city poisoned by their own state, Flint.
This documentary is one of those features you just can’t take your eyes off. A slow start suddenly sends you down a rabbit hole as we explore the true story of the Flint River.
A river that after neglect contained high levels of lead and lead to the poisoning of an entire city.
The documentary features many interview with Flint residents as they discuss the decline of General Motors which led to the overall decline of the entire city.
It’s in these interviews that we draw first hand experience from people who lived through this crisis. Throughout the documentary is currently asking the question of how the state let 100,000 people to become poisoned.
Providing an educational springboard and a call to action piece at the same time this documentary feels very relevant in our environmentally conscious world currently. There always seems to be a mindset of letting the next generation handle the problems rather than the current generation.
It’s a mindset that no amount of campaigning or debating will ever fully change.
We people we turn a blind eye to the things that matter and focus on the unnecessary. Thankfully we have documentary’s like these that open our eyes somewhat!
As the documentary passes the 30 minute mark it becomes harder and harder to watch. Seeing peoples first hand effects including a resident with lupus, kidney failure and more it’s heartbreaking. Touch to watch and hits home far beyond your surface level news story.
Overall
We go deep into the ongoing crisis and experience first hand the long term effects this event had on an entire city and an issue that is still present to this very day. Quite a hard watch but a necessary one.
Flint documentary review by Sean Evans
Summary
Quite hard to watch at times but a necessary watch. This documentary drives you into the deep end and keeps you there. A shocking story that raises awareness and is heartbreaking to watch from start to finish.
