Teenage Wasteland: Tuesday, October 20

Admission $5
Showing at 7:30pm

USA, Documentary,  1 hour, 50 min.
Directed by Amanda McBain & Jesse Moss

Inspired by an unconventional high school teacher in upstate New York during the early 1990s, a group of teenagers create a student documentary that unexpectedly uncovers
evidence suggesting their community’s water supply has been contaminated by industrial pollution. Thirty years later, the former students reunite to revisit both their youthful
investigation and its lasting impact on their lives and community. The film combines a coming-of-age story, environmental investigation, and archival documentary, using the teenagers’
original footage to examine the power of curiosity, civic engagement, and documentary filmmaking itself.

“This crowd-pleasing documentary, directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss (“Boys State” and “Girls State”), caters to multiple niches of moviegoer who enjoy rooting for the underdog . . . The real treasure trove here consists of the students’ own work. In interview after interview, they politely ask tough questions of adults — a local newspaper editor, a county executive — who appear to be expecting softballs.” —New York Times

“- An intriguing doc that juggles ’90s nostalgia with an optimism for student journalism that avoids over-sentimentality.” —RogerEbert.com