Tailings is a short documentary film about radioactive contamination in rural New Mexico.

Just outside the snowy, crumbling town of Grants, New Mexico, is a 200-acre pile of toxic uranium waste, known as tailings. After 30 years of failed cleanup, the waste has deeply contaminated the air and water near the former uranium capital of the world. While those in town want the prosperity that new uranium mining would bring, the 200 residents who live near the tailings pile have had enough of the uranium legacy. TAILINGS is a cinematic, Gasland-esque investigation into the little-known conflict that is a grim reminder of the past, and a timely notice for the future of nuclear energy.

RUNNING TIME: 12 minutes

RELEASE INFO: TAILINGS is currently playing at film festivals around the United States.

FORMAT: HD, 16x9 widescreen

CONTACT: tailingsfilm@gmail.com

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CREDITS:

Director, Co-Cinematographer, Editor
Sam Price-Waldman is a documentary filmmaker from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sam is a graduate of Chapman University with a BFA in Film Production, and works as a freelance documentary filmmaker around the United States.

Co-Cinematographer
Chris Cresci is a documentary filmmaker from Walla Walla, Washington. Chris' last collaboration with Sam, AMONG GIANTS, played at over 50 film festivals, winning 8 awards. Chris graduated from Chapman University in 2012 with dual BFAs in Film Production and Advertising, and now works as a documentary filmmaker, based out of Flagstaff, AZ.

Animation
Joe Sill is an undergraduate directing emphasis at Chapman University. He has directed an array of commercials, music videos and short films - however, he is also an ardent motion graphics artist, a talent that he eagerly pursues as often as he can.

Original Music
Polly Hall is a composer and multi-instrumentalist based out of Santa Monica, CA. Polly holds a MA from Brown University in Computer Music and Multimedia, and has composed for a variety of clients, including Toyota, GE, and Levi's.

Marketing
Lillie Wojcik is finishing her bachelor's degree in public relations in the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. She specializes in entertainment marketing, specifically for films.

Very Special Thanks:
Candace Head-Dylla
Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment
Southwest Research and Information Center
Larry Waldman
Carol Price

Bluewater Valley Downstream Alliance
An organization of citizens living around the tailings pile, fighting for remediation, compensation, and environmental justice.

Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment
MASE is a non-profit rooted in the experiences of uranium-impacted communities of the southwestern U.S, through respectfully promoting intercultural engagement among communities and institutions.

Southwest Research and Information Center
SRIC is a non-profit multi-cultural organization whose Uranium Impact Assessment Program has been instrumental in protecting New Mexico land and residents from further uranium-related contamination.

EPA's latest review of the site (Sept. 2011)

Health effects of uranium tailings -- from WISE-uranium.org.

NOTE: DVDs of Tailings are currently backordered. Please email tailingsfilm@gmail.com before placing an order.

DVDs of the film are available in individually designed, 100% post-consumer recycled sleeves for $12, plus $1.95 shipping.

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