Documentary Film Series: "The Last Ghost of War"
Begins |
28 Mar 2008 - 6:30pm |
| Ends |
28 Mar 2008 - 8:00pm |
| Location |
Room 404, 66 W 12th St. |
Directed by Janet Gardner
Narrated by Kevin Kline
6 - 8 p.m.
66 W 12th St., Room 404
At Tu Du Hospital in Saigon, babies in a special unit have enlarged heads. Pham Thi Thuy Linh writes with her feet. She was born without arms. Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam War, they are among several million believed to be victims of Agent Orange. In The Last Ghost of War, we meet victims who are plaintiffs in a class action suit against 32 US chemical companies. Attorneys, activists, and scientists take us to a new battlefield. These Vietnamese victims are seeking compensation and justice. The question is: were these dioxin-laden herbicides chemical weapons? And if so, who should be held accountable in the wake of what was arguably the largest chemical warfare operation in history?
Join film director Janet Gardner, Susan Hammond -- specialist in US-Government and American Politics, and Charles Bailey -- Director Ford Foundation for Special Initiative on Agent Orange to a lively discussion about the Last Ghost of War. Discussion will be moderated by the series curator Simone Duarte.
Image and description from http://www.filmakers.com/indivs/LastGhost.htm