Lead and Copper
Directed by William Hart
Trailer
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Lead and Copper
Directed by William Hart
Documentary Feature
United States | 88 min | 2021
A real life horror film about the poisoning of an American city.
“7,000 children, lead poisoning, permanent brain damage,” Flint resident Bruce Stiers told me about the permanent damage inflicted upon Flint’s kids by the toxic water delivered to them for years. “In America, you left a lot of people dead and laying in the street and you still got people dead in the street.”…
Jordan Charitan — Status Coup
Director Statement
In 2016, I visited Flint, Michigan in the height of its water crisis as a freelance video reporter for Yahoo! News. I was struck by the irreversible effects the crisis had already undertaken on children, and appalled by the complete failure in local and state government to protect its citizens. Flint is not alone; environmental racism and injustices are a nationwide epidemic, and policies continue to weaken the health of regular folks. This documentary is a warning and a call to action to hold governments accountable for their negligence.
William Hart
Director
William Hart is a NYC filmmaker focused on telling stories of injustice. He volunteered to shoot documentary projects in Haiti for Waves4Water and Surf Haiti, while producing and shooting for Yahoo! News, where he covered stories on the police murders of Michael Brown and Freddie Gray. His camera work is featured in the upcoming Jennifer Lopez Netflix documentary “HALFTIME”. Will is also the editor of the documentary “COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT” about CJ Hendry which premiered at Brooklyn Film Festival in 2023.
He has also produced and shot short films featured at Raindance, Athens Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, deadCenter Film Festival, Trinity Film Festival, and others.
