THE SECRET AGENT

The story of dioxin, Agent Orange, and the Vietnam Veterans

New York Film Festival · Documentary Special Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival · Blue Ribbon and John Grierson Award, American Film Festival · Mannheim Film Festival · Filmex · Best 60 Minute Film, Hemisfilm · Sydney and Melbourne Film Festivals · Cinema du Reel · New England Film Festival · Seattle Film Festival

We've dumped it on our enemies in Vietnam, and on ourselves. On the upland forests of South Vietnam, and on the dusty back roads of Southern Missouri. The spreading awareness of dioxin-recognized as the world's most toxic man-made chemical- is creating a climate of fear, frustration and outrage among people across the United States and around the world.

THE SECRET AGENT is the first and most comprehensive look at dioxin, the contaminant of domestic herbicides and in the defoliant code named Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. In all, more than 11 million gallons of Agent Orange were sprayed over the crops, the jungles and the villages of South Vietnam. And while the film focuses on the tragic legacy of the American spray program, the scope of the dioxin problem-and of the film itself-is much larger.


Called "one of the year's most terrifying horror films" by the Boston Globe, the film uses rare archival and striking war footage in support of interviews with veterans, scientists, attorneys, and representatives of the US Air Force, Veterans Administration and Dow Chemical Company. THE SECRET AGENT documents the extraordinary history of chemical warfare and agricultural herbicides...the damage to our environment...and the plight of people exposed to Agent Orange during the Viet Nam War.
57 minutes....color

A Green Mountain Post & Human Arts Association Production

"...a scrupulously researched, even-handed expose about dioxin and its use (or, rather, abuse) in Viet Nam."---L.A. Herald Examiner

"..excellent...a tough angry look at the consequences of exposure to Agent Orange...a chilling issue that is effectively addressed here."---New York Times

"THE SECRET AGENT makes CHILDREN OF THE CORN look like a pale figment of the imagination."---Village Voice

"This is a powerful and thought-provoking film that should be required viewing for everyone."---Science Books & Films

"The beauty of THE SECRET AGENT is that it drives the viewer to strong feelings about the issue at hand without having told the viewer what those feelings should be. Seeing the film is much more of an experiencing of the issue itself than a lecture about it....well researched, well edited, well written, and very professionally produced..."---The VVA Veteran

"...a tightly constructed dramatic account....thought-provoking documentary..."---San Francisco Chronicle

"...powerful and extremely important....emotionally charged and very disturbing.."---San Francisco Examiner


Links

Agent Orange Victims, Familites & Friends in Touch

Vietnam Vetrans of America Guide to Agent Orange

Agent Orange Debrief

Veterans of the Vietnam War

New Jersey Agent Orange Commission

The Story of Agent Orange

Agent Orange Website

The Children of Agent Orange

Oklahoma Agent Orange Foundation

Enviromental Effects of the Vietnam War

Agent Orange Information

Veteran Administration's Guide to Agent Orange Benefits

The Agent Orange Victims Fund

Effects of Agent Orange in Viet Nam Study

New York State Division of Veterans Affairs

For an excellent list of Vietnam veterans organizations check out Country Joe McDonald's web site

Vietnam Resources



For more information contact:
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