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Impossible Town
Impossible Town
Impossible Town
Impossible Town

Impossible Town

$375.00

 

    • Directed by: David Scott Faris, Meg Griffiths
    • Released: 2024 (educational)
    • Year of Production: 2023
Running Time: 93 min
Language: English
Subtitle Options: English Closed Captions
Subjects: Environmental Studies, Physical and Mental Health Studies
     

When her father dies unexpectedly, Dr. Ayne Amjad is thrust to the helm of a decades-long struggle to aid Minden, a southern West Virginia town beset by cancer-causing chemicals. Haunted by her father’s mandate to “help others,” Ayne hatches an audacious plan to relocate the town and bring closure to her father’s work.

After encountering initial resistance, Ayne takes her ambitions statewide, landing a high-profile role as WV’s state health officer. But the demands of her new position combined with her goal of moving Minden take a dramatic toll on her health. When deeply entrenched community narratives collide with emerging scientific findings about the town’s pollutants, Ayne must decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice to help the people of Minden achieve their goals.

       

2023 Cleveland International Film Festival (Official Selection)

2023 Virginia Film Festival (Official Selection)

2023 MountainFilm Festival (Official Selection)

2024 Milwaukee Film Festival (Official Selection)

2024 Brooklyn Film Festival (Winner - Best Feature / Official Selection) 

         
"Impossible Town is a meticulously well-made film that will certainly stir up emotions. Viewers get a crystal-clear sense of life in the town and the challenges residents face. Residents are presented in a respectful and compassionate way, and you feel their pain and frustration as they struggle to gain the peace of mind they so desperately want and deserve while preserving their way of life among the scenic and rolling mountainside." -Milwaukee Magazine
           
About the filmmaker 
      

Meg began her career as a photo and video journalist at the Houston Chronicle and then held a leadership role at Teach For America where she built the nonprofit’s first video studio. After overseeing content development and digital strategy at an LA-based agency, Meg co-founded Universe Creative, a documentary production company. Meg’s work has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and supported by the International Documentary Association and Redford Center. She holds a MA in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin.

     

Scott grew up in West Virginia and attended NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts before teaching 5th grade on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. After working as a video producer for various educational nonprofits, Scott co-founded Universe Creative, an LA-based doc production company, with his friend and long-time colleague, Meg Griffiths. Scott enjoys stories that challenge conventional wisdom and preconceived notions about people and places often overlooked by popular media. He is proud to have visited all fifty US states.

       

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