Northland: Long Journey
Social Sciences and Humanities
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16m
The filmmaker seeks new truths regarding her father’s death from occupational illness due to exposure from workplace toxins three decades prior. His death was officially denied to be related to his work environment but new scientific evidence amended the original legal and medical judgments.
Directed by Edie Steiner
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