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Wikipedia article




'In Our Water' is a 1982 American documentary film directed by Meg Switzgable, about a family in South Brunswick, New Jersey, who discover their drinking water is contaminated by a nearby landfill. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. After airing on PBS' 'Frontline', it was nominated for an Emmy Award.

Overview



The film focuses on the Frank Kaler family of South Brunswick, New Jersey. Kaler is a housepainter and the family gets their water from their own well, as do their neighbors. The Kalers realize that their water is being contaminated from a nearby landfill and seek to get government to acknowledge and fix the problem. Their attempts to contact local and then the state Department of Environmental Protection are rebuffed. Mr. Kaler eventually goes to Washington DC to testify at Congressional hearings. The film follows the five-year radicalization of Kaler as he realizes what is happening to groundwater and why.

Reception



In a positive review for 'The Nation', Greg Mitchell wrote "'In Our Water' is instructive, and it is depressing, but it is also inspiring". Janet Maslin of 'The New York Times' wrote: "Miss Switzgable's film, in addition to providing a swift and distressing lesson about environmental pollution, ably chronicles the ways in which Mr. Kaler's crusade have strengthened his resolve."

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