On the 3rd night of the festival, I was only able
to see one film, Yellow Fever. It dealt with Uranium mining near the Navajo
reservation in the southwestern United States.
It follows Tina Garnanez, a member of the reservation, as she travels around
the western United States
learning about the good and bad of nuclear power.
US
started mining after World War II. I was glad that Tina actually researched the
problem by going around and learning about Uranium mining and nuclear power in
general. I felt, unlike the other films I had seen up to this point, this movie
wasn't as preachy as the other ones. It was actually more in the middle of the
road once Tina started going around investigating the pros and cons.
Ultimately, she was against the mining, but it was refreshing to see someone
who is against something to actually go out and find some good things about something
they are clearly against.
It was a
very good study of Uranium mining and the effects it has had on the Navajo
people since the
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