Crapshoot: The Gamble with Our Wastes (2003)
A hazardous mix of waste is flushed into the sewer every day. The billions of litres of water - combined with unknown quantities of chemicals, solvents, heavy metals, human waste and food - where does it all go? And what does it do to us? Filmed in Italy, India, Sweden, the United States and Canada, this bold documentary questions our fundamental attitudes to waste. Does our need to dispose of waste take precedence over public safety? What are the alternatives?
Director: Jeffrey McKay
https://www.nfb.ca/film/crapshoot_the_gamble_with_our_wastes/
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Ruth DeGraves as Narrator |
| Directing | Jeffrey McKay | Director |
| Editing | Jeffrey McKay | Editor |
| Camera | Linda Danchak | Camera Operator |
| Production | Ruth DeGraves | Researcher |
| Editing | Tony Wytinck | Online Editor |
| Writing | Ruth DeGraves | Writer |
| Sound | Jerry Turchyn | Location Sound Recordist |
| Production | Joe MacDonald | Producer |
| Crew | John Schritt | Mixing Engineer |
| Production | Graydon McCrea | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeffrey McKay | Researcher |
| Production | Rolande Petit | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Jeffrey McKay | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Saul Henteleff | Sound Editor |
| Production | Cyndi Forcand | Administration |
| Production | Jeffrey McKay | Production Manager |
| Production | Joe MacDonald | Researcher |
| Writing | Amanda McConnell | Story Consultant |