Fallon, NV: Deadly Oasis

"This important film sheds light on the human side of the story."
–Senator Harry Reid
Asst. Democratic Leader, U.S Senator, NV

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Sixty-miles east of Reno, in the small military and ranching town of Fallon, Nevada, an unfathomable mystery is unfolding. In the span of just two years, fourteen children have been diagnosed with acute-lymphocytic leukemia, and no-one seems to know why. As the film unfolds, two children die and two more cases are discovered, as families square off with scientists, government bureaucrats and media opportunists who are occupied with everything it seems but the welfare of the children.

Due to recent medical advances, for the first time in history, the town of Fallon may be able to provide much-needed answers to the impact environmental hazards can have on health. While kids undergo excruciating spinal taps and parents break down, the community is stretched to the breaking point.

As the country gears up for war, military exercises at the Fallon naval air base increase, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrive to canvas the population. Is this the ultimate testing ground that will provide much-needed answers for the rest of the world, or the ultimate cover-up? Fallon, NV: Deadly Oasis leads the viewer into a charged landscape of questionsthat we as a nation must have the courage to answer.

Produced and Directed by Amie S. Willams
in association with KLVX and ITVS.

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57 minutes • VHS

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REVIEWS

"The tragedy of Fallon's cancer cluster is told in an exquisite and painful way, it's a film that demands answers, if not action."
Hal K. Rothman, Environmental History, UNLV

"Brings to bear an honest, in-depth look at the potent intersection between scientific research and political will, where too often ordinary people get caught in the crossfire."
Mike Davis, author
City of Quartz, and Ecology of Fear

"FALLON, NV: DEADLY OASIS is an emotionally compelling documentary that illustrates the link between environmental exposures and health. A film to include in the curriculum of medical, nursing, and public health programs nationwide."
Physicians for Social Responsibility

AWARDS / SCREENINGS

The Hot Springs International Documentary Film Festival
Lake Arrowhead Film Festival, Best Documentary
Hazel Wolfe Environmental Film Festival, Seattle
Reno Film Festival
Singapore International Film Festival
Capitol Hill, U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Health, Washington, D.C. (Scheduled for March 9, 2004)
Sierra Club, California Chapter

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