Company Town: 'quiet tragedy' of an Arkansas community vs the Kochs
by Martin Pengelly from on (#31Q9K)
A new film tells the story of Crossett, Arkansas - a small town dominated by a Koch brothers-owned paper mill, blamed for dumping cancer-causing chemicals
The documentary Company Town opened in New York City on Friday night, for a short run at Cinema Village on East 12th Street. Introducing a sold-out screening, New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman said co-directors Natalie Kottke-Masocco and Erica Sardarian had captured one of the "quiet tragedies that are taking place all across America all the time".
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