Directed by Madison Hill
Produced by Alyssa Carpenter
Cinematography by Madison Hill & Laura Asherman
Music by Kevin Knight
As community members in a rural Appalachian town become sick, the source of the contagion is called into question. Fallout follows three individuals experiencing illnesses after exposure to environmental contamination from a nearby United States Army Ammunition Plant.
Fallout examines how the United States Military, in collusion with the private manufacturing industry, perpetuates the cycle of exploitation and environmental contamination that has inundated the Appalachian region for decades. The film incorporates digital footage as well as over 1200 feet of 16mm film processed with contaminants from the facility.
EVENTS
Richmond International Film Festival
September 24th, 2024 at The Byrd Theatre in Richmond, VA.
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
May 22nd, 2024 at Mammoth Lakes Screening Room in Mammoth Lakes, CA.
Peaberry Film Festival
April 26th, 2024 at The Canton Theatre in Canton, GA.
Rural Film Festival
February 28th, 2024 at The Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA.
Carrboro Film Festival
November 19th, 2023 at The Arts Center in Carrboro, NC.
Florida Environmental Film Festival
Streaming through November 7th, 2023 at thefeff.org.
Twelve Lion’s Film Festival
September 28th, 2023 at The Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, KY.
Charlotte Film Festival
September 27th, 2023 at The Independent Picture House in Charlotte, NC.
Artist Forum’s Festival of the Moving Image
October 12th, 2023 at the Dolby Screening Room in Manhattan, NY.
Community Screening - Roanoke, VA
September 6th, 2023 at 6pm at The Grandin Theatre in Roanoke, VA.
Community Screening - Blacksburg, VA
June 10th, 2023 at 2pm at The Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA.
Joint Exhibition - Duke University
April 7th, 2023 at 7pm at The Nasher Museum of Art in Durham, NC.
PRESS
Filmmaker Feature: Madison Hill of 'Fallout', Reel South, 2024.
Fallout by Madison Hill ('23) on the film festival circuit, Duke University, 2024.
Season 4 Episode 1 - Madison Hill - Experimental Documentarian, The Experimental Film Podcast, 2023.
Documentary premieres about open burning at Radford arsenal, Cardinal News, 2023.
Burning Toxic Chemicals ≠ Clean-Up, Terra Verde Podcast on 94.1 KPFA Public Radio, 2023.
“Radford arsenal cited for toxic releases into the New River” The Roanoke Times, 2023.
“Toxic Contamination from Open Burning and Open Detonation” EarthJustice, 2022.
“New report Highlights History of Environmental Violations at the Radford Arsenal” Virginia Public Radio, 2022.
“Open Burns, III Winds” ProPublica, 2017.