Description:
Journey
to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, whose communities
are surrounded by experimental test sites for genetically engineered
seed corn and pesticides sprayed upwind of their homes, schools,
hospitals, and shorelines. Discover what's at stake for Hawaii from
local activists, scientific experts and healthcare professionals as
they expose the effects of environmental injustice on a local
population.
Biography: Keely
Shaye Brosnan is an
award-winning broadcast journalist turned award-winning documentary
filmmaker. She was a correspondent on NBC’s Unsolved
Mysteries and served as
a correspondent for ABC’s Good
Morning America and
ABC’s Home Show which
earned her two Genesis Awards and a nomination from the Environmental
Media Association. Keely hosted Great
Bears, a series for the
Outdoor Life Network as well as E!
Coming Attractions and
HBO’s World
Entertainment Report. As
a producer, she created and hosted Home
Green Home for PBS, an
eco-friendly home and garden “how-to” series.
Teresa
Tico is a Hawaii based
attorney and film producer and is nationally recognized for her work
in the natural resources case, Pflueger v. Marvin, which resulted in
the largest EPA fine against an individual polluter in U.S. history.
She turned her legal skills to film production, producing the
environmental documentaries to raise awareness about the cultural and
environmental impacts of climate change and declining resources.
Pierce
Brosnan well known
actor, producer and environmentalist who made his feature film debut
in The Long Good Friday.
His film credits include among many, the role of private investigator
Remington Steele on the popular ABC television series of the same
name. This summer, Brosnan reunites with Meryl Streep, Colin Firth
and Amanda Seyfried in Mamma
Mia: Here We Go Again,
the sequel to the blockbuster film Mamma
Mia! He also stars in
action thriller Final
Score and the The
Only Living Boy in New York and
in The Foreigner.
