Bullfrog Films

Library Bookwatch, Dec, 2004

Bullfrog Films

PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547

Bullfrog Films is a premier producer of informed and informative video documentaries on a spectrum of social, environmental, economic, cultural, and political issues. Crapshoot: The Gamble With Our Waste offers a survey of how communities have used (and misused) sewer systems to handle household and industrial wastes which are showing up in our food chain to the detriment of human, animal, and plant health. As well as what concerned citizens, activists, and engineers are doing to address the issue of waste disposal, treatment, and public health. Broken Limbs: Apples, Agriculture, And The New American Farmer provides a vivid example of how agribusiness and world trade practices have disastrously impacted family farming of apple orchards in Wenatchee, Washington. Viewers will discover that there is a new breed of small, independent apple farmers managing to prosper while so many traditional apple farms have gone under. Forgive Us Our Debts explores the impact that national debt and debt servicing has upon third world countries and a movement to persuade such global institutions as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the G8 lenders to cancel such debts in order to foster economic prosperity and political stability is the most distressed third world countries. Blue Vinyl is reminiscent of the personalized documentary style of Michael Moorcock's "Roger & Me" or "Bowling for Columbine". Peabody Award winning doc-umentarian Judith Helfand examines the problem of vinyl materials with its toxic chemical hazards utilizing Helfand's own parental home with a campaign to replace their blue vinyl siding with a more environmental and public health friendly wooden covering. Blue Vinyl is a kind of ecological detective story that provides humor along with information. These documentaries are strongly recommended additions to school, college, and community library collections. Librarians are encouraged to send for the free Bullfrog Films catalog for a complete listing of hundreds of such outstanding documentaries