Documentary Review

“Flint: The Poisoning of an American City” Review

David Barnhart, with “Flint: The Poisoning of an American City,” gives the city’s residents a voice

Screen Capture: A scene from “Flint: The Poisoning of an American City”

Did you know, even though the water crisis came to the nation’s attention in 2014, Flint residents have yet to see justice? It’s 2020. What’s the hold-up? Flint: The Poisoning of an American City, a documentary written and directed by David Barnhart, shines a much-needed light on the city and gives residents the voice they deserve. Many Flint residents, even though it is more than five years since the water crisis made national news headlines, are still without access to much needed safe water.

If you think Flint is somehow an anomaly, given the information highlighted in this documentary, you’d be sadly mistaken. Numerous cities across these United States have been found to have unacceptably contaminated drinking water. The government is willing to stand ideally by and do nothing as the crisis persists. Barnhart brilliantly addresses the crisis from a new perspective.

In Flint: The Poisoning of an American City, we see a city reduced to despair. As the documentary unfolds, you will see how the writer/director makes connections between the environmental disaster, labour history, and the…