Anti-Pollution Documentary

I did ministry work over an eight year period in China and watched the air quality deteriorate and its affect on my health worsen. It finally became one of several reasons for not going back. The picture shows one of those days when the air quality did not encourage any deep refreshing breaths. But there are a few days each year when weather conditions are just right and the sky turns blue and the sun shines clear, but as the day passes so does the clean air.


On March 4, 2015, a story titled "The Anti-Pollution Documentary That's Taken China By Storm" was posted on the internet, describing a documentary film about pollution in China. The documentary titled "Under The Dome" was produced by Chai Jing, who was an investigative reporter and anchor at China Central Television, Chai used $160,000 of her own money and one year to make the film.


"The filmmaker, Chai Jing, was an investigative reporter and anchor at state broadcaster China Central Television. She quit her job last year to take care of her daughter, who was successfully treated for a benign tumor.

The film Under the Dome was very moving for me because it brought back so many memories of when I lived there. I used to watch Chai report the news when I had my own apartment. Seeing her and hearing her voice was like meeting an old acquaintance again. Her story about leaving a status job to care for her daughter spoke volumes to people who place greater value on boys and in many cases discard girls, especially girls with health issues. This section was moving for me because of my experience with several young Chinese girls when I lived there.

Her research and reporting on this topic of pollution clarified many things and placed the problem with clarity before the people and their government. It will be interesting to see what affect this will have because currently it is more important to make money than it is to protect the health of citizens.

Below are several links for those interested in more information. The first link covers the first six minutes of the film. It has good English subtitles. You should at least watch this much.

FIRST SIX MINUTES

In the next link is sixteen minutes in length and reveals some of her information about pollution.

POLLUTION

The next link is the last eight minutes of the film and is very informative.

LAST EIGHT MINUTES

The last link provides access to the entire film. It does not have subtitles and is primarily for my Chinese friends.

FULL LENGTH FILM

If only for myself, I wanted to document this information and put it to where I could quickly find it.