Acid from heaven

Many years ago there was a popular song suggesting that each time it rained it rained pennies from heaven. Today’s reality is that when it rains, it rains acid from heaven. By re-enacting a case study of a person whose income was cut off as a direct result of acid rain, this presentation, composed of still photo montage, provides in laymen’s terms some basic information about this little-known form of pollution.

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Credits

producer/director

George Mully

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:31:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015603

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Air - Pollution

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Canada, 1981

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