Our library at U of T just obtained this film- Toxic Tresspass - from the National Film Board ( just released, although created a year ago) and I was involved with the co-producer Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg in developing the initial proposal for the film which we submitted to the Change Foundation. We were not funded (this was summer 2001 and was a radical concept at this time) but the work we did to pull the proposal together was useful in seeking funding. We had a film crew filming an Enviromental Health conference in Washington on 9/11 and of course they had to stop filming - but sadly 9/11 made it difficult to fundraise. Dorothy is an amazing woman though and had co-produced a previous film - which I also show in class at times - Exposure: Environmental Links to Breast Cancer. It is also an excellent film and has been translated into many languages. Both Toxic Tresspass and Exposure - Environmental Links to Breast Cancer come with an educational booklet to support you as you lead a discussion at the end of the film. Toxic Tresspass can be obtained via the NFB, Toronto — Exposure can be purchased through the NGO - Women's Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) here in Toronto. Toxic Tresspass has a shorter TV version — 50 mintues, and a longer version — 60+ minutes and both come with the CD. As well as showing the film, I like to talk about making the film - the challenges of obtaining funding, working with the director, Bari Cohen, the development of the treatment — a NFB requirement… and the politics of the NFB — and time it takes to develop an award winning film - Toxic Tresspass has already won a film for the editor - Bari Cohen - a writing award - I forget it's name right now but it is on the cover of the CD.
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