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Fallon NV: DEADLY OASIS

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Sixty-miles east of Reno, in the small military and ranching town of Fallon, Nevada, an unfathomable mystery is unfolding. In the span of just two years, 14 children have been diagnosed with acute-lymphocytic leukemia, and no-one seems to know why. As the film unfolds, two children die and two more cases are discovered, as families square off with scientists, government bureaucrats and media opportunists who are occupied with everything it seems but the welfare of the children.

Due to recent medical advances, for the first time in history, the town of Fallon may be able to provide much-needed answers to the impact environmental hazards can have on health. While kids undergo excruciating spinal taps and parents break down, the community is stretched to the breaking point. As the country gears up for war, military exercises at the Fallon naval air base increase, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrive to canvass the population. Is this the ultimate testing ground that will provide much-needed answers for the rest of the world, or the ultimate cover-up? Fallon, NV: Deadly Oasis leads the viewer into a charged landscape of questions…that we as a nation must have the courage to answer.
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"Brings to bear an honest, in-depth look at the potent intersection between scientific research and political will, where too often ordinary people get caught in the crossfire."
Mike Davis, author,
City of Quartz, and Ecology of Fear

"Fallon, NV: Deadly Oasis is an emotionally compelling documentary that illustrates the link between environmental exposures and health. A film to include in the curriculum of medical, nursing, and public health programs nationwide."
Physicians for Social Responsibility

"The film is a sensitive portrayal of how a community deals with the fear and stigma of a cancer cluster. It honestly depicts not only the heartache and frustration of living with the unknown, but the strength and courage of those determined to search for answers." Lois Banks, Director of Community Relations
Trust for America's Health

“This important film sheds light on the human side of the story,”
Sen. Harry Reid, Asst. Democratic Leader, U.S Senator from Nevada
Amie Williams  Amie is an accomplished documentary film producer/director. Specializing in film and video for labor unions and related community organizations, Amie has more recently forayed into screenwriting, developing stories from her documentary background into narrative feature films. Past films include No Sweat, (2006) about bad-boy clothing manufacturer American Apparel, which recently premiered at the AFI Film Festival and was broadcast on KQED and Current TV; Fallon, NV: Deadly Oasis (2004) about a childhood leukemia cluster, an-ITVS funded film broadcast on PBS; Stripped and Teased: Tales from Las Vegas Women (2001), broadcast on Canadian television; One Day Longer: The Story of the Fronteir Strike (2002); and Uncommon Ground: From Los Angeles to South Africa (1994). These films have won numerous awards, including the International Documentary Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Media Grant, the SONY/Streisand Award for emerging female filmmakers, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Peace Grant, Pioneer Fund, Paul Robeson Fund and the A.F.I. Independent Film and Videomakers Award. She also received a National Arts Council grant to teach in Japan and Singapore, and to show her work. Amie also directs political television ads for such clients as the AFL-CIO, California Nurses’ Association, and numerous candidates, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Lt. Governor of CA, Cruz Bustamante, State Controller John Chiang, etc, working for political consultant Parke Skelton of SG&A Campaigns. She has served as a mentor for the Independent Feature Project, and taught many video workshops to underprivileged youth. Prior to her film career, she lived and worked in Kenya as a teacher and health-communications consultant for non-profit organizations, and continues to sponsor a street theater group of homeless AIDS orphans in Nairobi. Raised on a farm in Wisconsin, influenced by a stubborn Irish grandmother who made a killer pastie pie, her film company Bal-Maiden Films is named after her Cornish and Irish ancestors, women who worked in the mines. Amie graduated from Yale University (B.A., English and Theater, 1985); and U.C.L.A (MFA, Film, 1992).

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