Anniston, Alabama — Unnatural Disaster
Unnatural
Disaster
A Documentary
About the Film
The Town

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The Town

Anniston is a small Southern town of tree-lined streets, old churches, and familiar neighborhoods. Its history is more complicated than its quiet appearance suggests, shaped by industry, chemical production, and questions that took decades to surface.

Explore Anniston
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The Chemistry

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The Chemistry

PCBs were valued because they resisted heat and did not easily break down. Monsanto manufactured them in Anniston under the name Aroclor. The same quality that made them useful allowed them to remain in soil, water, fish, and sediment long after production ended.

Understand the Science
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The Cast

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The Cast

The film brings together people who were there as Anniston's PCB story unfolded and others who remain involved today. Residents, advocates, scientists, regulators, and industry representatives tell what they saw, what changed, and what they are still working to understand.

Meet the Voices
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The Film

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The Film

Unnatural Disaster is a documentary that follows the people closest to Anniston's story. Through firsthand accounts, archival material, and present-day environmental work, the film traces how PCBs shaped the town, how residents brought the history to light, and why the story continues today.

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From the Film

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