Synopsis for the Film
Film: Texas Gold
Country: USA
Director & Producer : Carolyn M. Scott
Duration: 24 min
Category: People Speak Out
When Diane Wilson, mother of five and fourth generation fisherwoman finds out that her home Calhoun County, Texas has been named among the most toxic places in America as more and more chemical waste is recklessly dumped into blue Gulf bays of Texas, she knew she had to take action even if it was an impossibly uphill battle against the most infamous and murkiest of all chemical corporations- Dow/Union Carbide with their huge pockets and bands of influential lawyers and manipulative PR agents. A self-confessed ‘unreasonable woman’, Wilson with sheer courage and conviction, embarks on a long, arduous and continuing struggle to get the toxic trespassers off her home. The spirit of this tough sun-burnt determined woman who dares to call it as it is, is captured in director Scott’s award-winning and inspirational documentary.
Distinctions
Winner, BEST DOCUMENTARY New York City Short Film Festival 2005
Official Selection, BEST OF FEST Palm Springs International Film Festival of Shorts 2005
Winner, Activism Through Adventure Award Boulder Adventure Film Festival 2006
On tour BEST FILMS 2006 Screen Door Films Austin, Texas
On tour BEST OF FEST 2006 Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival
BEST OF FILMSTOCK 2006 DocDays London, England
More Details
Carolyn Scott came to documentary filmmaking from an accomplished career as an environmental educator and activist. A long-time San Francisco and Bay Area resident, she was exposed at an early age to the wonder and power of cinema by her parents who were in the music and film industry. She founded The Asylum Theatre during her high school years and won full scholarships to study theatre at the University of Denver and in London. She founded the Living Puppet Theatre with grants from the San Francisco Education Fund and studied documentary filmmaking at San Francisco State University as a graduate student.
