Unacceptable Levels

Unacceptable Levels
Unacceptable Levels
Directed by	Ed Brown
Written by	Ed Brown
Release date	June 2, 2013 (San Francisco Green Film Festival);
Country	United States
Language	English

Unacceptable Levels is a 2013 documentary film about the widespread use of artificial chemicals and their effects on the natural environment and human health. It was directed and written by first-time filmmaker Ed Brown.^[1]

Featured people[]

The film features Ralph Nader, Devra Lee Davis, , Ken Cook, Christopher Gavigan, Alan Greene, John Warner, , Joan Blades, , Richard Clapp, Tyrone Hayes, Jeffrey Hollender, and .^[2]

Screenings[]

The film toured the United States in the summer of 2013, with screenings scheduled for San Francisco on July 11, Chicago on July 24, and Austin, Texas, on August 24.^[3]

Reception[]

Unacceptable Levels received several film festival awards, including Health & Environment Film Prize at the 30th International Environmental Film Festival in Paris, a special jury prize at the 2012 Yosemite International Film Festival and the PlayItFwd Award at the 2012 FILManthropy Festival.^[4]

Geoff Berkshire in Variety writes the film "marries folksy astonishment and alarmist speculation in a documentary far too easy to dismiss."^[5] Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times called it "an appropriately feel-bad offering for discerning environmental paranoids."^[6]

References[]

^ Dunkle, David N. (August 8, 2012). "'Unacceptable Levels': Carlisle man produces film about impact of commercial chemicals on human health". The Patriot-News. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021.
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^ Hogue, Cheryl (June 27, 2013). "Unacceptable Levels". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved 2021-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Berkshire, Geoff (October 2, 2013). "Film Review: 'Unacceptable Levels'". Variety (in American English). Retrieved 2021-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Abele, Robert (September 13, 2013). "'Unacceptable Levels'? It's mostly speculation". The Los Angeles Times.

External links[]

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[1] Dunkle, David N. (August 8, 2012). "'Unacceptable Levels': Carlisle man produces film about impact of commercial chemicals on human health". The Patriot-News. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021.

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[4] Hogue, Cheryl (June 27, 2013). "Unacceptable Levels". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved 2021-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] Berkshire, Geoff (October 2, 2013). "Film Review: 'Unacceptable Levels'". Variety (in American English). Retrieved 2021-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] Abele, Robert (September 13, 2013). "'Unacceptable Levels'? It's mostly speculation". The Los Angeles Times.

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