On December 3rd, 1984, the world’s worst industrial disaster took place in Bhopal, India. Tons of the highly toxic chemicals burst from a tank at the Union Carbide plant killing thousands of people overnight, and altering many more lives forever. This nonfiction look at the disaster examines the legacy of a tragedy that has brought out the worst in some people, yet has offered others the possibility of redemption. The film examines seven unique individuals, including a domestic Muslim woman turned activist, an anthropologist, a poet, a fortune-teller, and a teen born on the night of the gas exposure, giving each the opportunity to tell their extraordinary stories of survival. Directed by Robin Schlaht and David Christensen, Canada, 1999, 88 min.

Cosponsored with the South Asia Center, Syracuse University