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FLINT

Directed by Anthony Baxter. Narrated by Alec Baldwin.

  • “Monumental...Chilling...Devastating”
    The Guardian
  • “FLINT is an engrossing and enlightening look at a community under siege.”
    Backseat Mafia
  • “Flint is a bona fide socio-political thriller, featuring big twists when facts go to war with pseudoscience.”
    Film Inquiry
A breakdown in public trust and institutional racism are at the forefront of this definitive and chilling examination of one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters in American history, journalist/filmmaker Anthony Baxter (You’ve Been Trumped) goes beyond the headlines in Flint, Michigan, where a government poisoned its own citizens’ water supply, to show the complete breakdown of authority, public trust and faith in the truth itself. 
 
Filmed over 5 years and long after the story was front page news, the film is full of new twists and turns. 
 
With up to 70 lives lost, and thousands of children poisoned with lead, the human cost in Flint has been enormous. Yet, residents have not been compensated for the financial, medical, and psychological impact. The Supreme Court recently intervened, allowing Flint residents to sue state officials in the civil courts, though any settlements will likely still be years away. The Michigan government has spent over $30 million, both prosecuting and defending state officials, yet no one has gone to jail.
 
FLINT is a powerful investigation of the breathtaking scope of toxic pseudo-science, celebrity activism, and official negligence as well as the devastating impact it had on poor people and people of color which make up the majority of the residents in Flint as they continue to seek justice and clean water. Featuring Marc Ruffalo and narrated by Alec Baldwin. Produced by Richard Phinney and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon.
 

Official Selection: Sheffield Doc/Fest; Hamptons Film Festival.

"Flint in Daily Mail" In The Press
Daily Mail: Flint receives four starsMORE +
Deco Mag: FLINT offers insight into what happens to the poorest in society when trust between them, the authorities and vested interests breaks down.MORE +
Coyote PR: For a world coming to grips with issues of racial injustice and a lack of trust in government and science, FLINT is a devastating and timely insight about what happens when that trust completely breaks down.MORE +
The Fan Carpet: Montrose Pictures Present FLINT – WHO CAN YOU TRUST? A Film By Anthony Baxter Premieres This December On BBC + BBC iPlayerMORE +
The Spinning Image: It was a documentary beginning with something to say about the huge letdown the authorities in America had inflicted on the poorest regions, yet went on to describe the resulting blight on the world that infected every corner of the internet: the breakdown of trust.MORE +
OC Movie Reviews: Flint is a shocking story, something you can’t quite believe would happen in one of the richest countries in the world. The lack of input from the government, the fact that the governor kept his job, wasn’t sent to jail, the whole thing stinks. If that’s what the ‘land of the free’ looks like, you can keep it.MORE +
Outtake Mag: Viewing of this documentary is of paramount importance.MORE +
Movies Review 101: Flint is an essential documentary that will put a new light on the troubles in one city and how the people have been left helpless in their battle for answers.MORE +
Free Sat: The premiere of Flint is coming to BBC Scotland on Tuesday 1st December. It's a documentary filmed over five years exploring the untold story of the man-made disaster that continues to haunt America, and it's narrated by Alec Baldwin. MORE +
DRM: The documentary Flint – Who Can You Trust? will be premiering on Tuesday 1 December 2020 at 10pm BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer and it’s one of those films you should not miss out on. Filmed over a period of five years and narrated by Alec Baldwin tell a story that continues to haunts citizens of Flint till this day. MORE +
SWH: Dangerous Waters: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Anthony Baxter…MORE +
The National: How the poisoning of Flint, Michigan's water supply shocked the worldMORE +
The Courier: Angus filmmaker who clashed with Donald Trump talks new BBC documentary Flint, trust, politics and standing up for the little guyMORE +
Eco Hustler: The astonishing, untold story of the man-made disaster that continues to haunt AmericaMORE +
The Herald: Flint: Documentary by Montrose filmmaker to air on BBC ScotlandMORE +
The Guardian: TV tonight: Alec Baldwin wades into some muddy American watersMORE +
Film Inquiry: Flint is a bona fide socio-political thriller, featuring big twists when facts go to war with pseudoscience.MORE +
That Shelf: Flint: Who Can You Trust will screen at CUFF Docs 2020MORE +
Realscreen: BEST IN SHOW FLINT: WHO CAN YOU TRUST?MORE +
Cine Chat: Flint is a moving piece of film, but more importantly a vital document for future generations to study just how something so wrong could happen and continue to happen.MORE +
The Guardian: Monumental...Chilling...Devastating.MORE +
Moveable Fest: Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020 Review: One Systemic Failure Leads to Another in Anthony Baxter’s Gutting Exposé “Flint”MORE +
HuckMag: Flint: Inside the public health crisis that shook America ‘There’s no justice’MORE +
THE COURIER: Latest US documentary by Angus film-maker who took on Donald Trump wins global dealMORE +
MLIVE: Alec Baldwin-narrated Flint water documentary ready to roll, but waiting out COVID-19MORE +
Variety: Alec Baldwin-Narrated Doc on Flint Water Crisis Picked Up by Cargo Film & Releasing (EXCLUSIVE)MORE +
I-D Vice: Narrated by the dulcet voice of Alec Baldwin, Flint follows the political, institutional and environmental aftermath of the crisis still ongoing today and reveals the failures of the government to act then and now.MORE +
Back Seat Media: Flint is an enthralling and absorbing portrait of a community which has been abandoned by its leaders. There’s so much richness within this film, from the citizens of Flint fighting for the right to safe water to the scientists pushing for change.MORE +
One Room With a View: Flint taps into a powerful feeling of anger and bitterness about the widespread exploitation that has occurred in the city. MORE +

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