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Films

Last Ghost of War. Directed by Janet Gardner and produced by Ms. Gardner and Pham Quoc Thai. In the Last Ghost of War we meet victims who are plaintiffs in a class action suit against the 32 chemical companies that produced Agent Orange. Attorneys, scientists, activists, and an Air Force historian shed light on the question faced by the court - were these herbicides chemical weapons? And if so who should be held accountable? 57 Min. Available from the Center for Asian American Media and the Filmmakers Library. Or from WLP for personal use.


Agent Orange: A Personal Requiem The story of Masako Sakata whose husband Greg Davis died of cancer believed to be related to his exposure to Agent Orange during the war in Vietnam. Masako travels to Vietnam where she learns more about Agent Orange's impacts but also about the the love and courage of Vietnamese families who are caring for their ill or disabled loved ones. Available from the Ms. Sakata at masako@ipjnet.com or First Run Icarus Films


The Friendship Village Directed by Michelle Mason, an award-winning 50-minute documentary about an international group of veterans who built a village in Viet Nam for children with Agent Orange-related disabilities. Available at US Committee of the Vietnam Friendship Village  http://www.vietnamfriendship.org or Bullfrog films http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/fv.html


Friendship Village: A Place of Healing  Directed by William "Bill" Bacon III Focuses on the US veterans who have volunteered at the Vietnam Friendship Village Available at the US Committee of the Vietnam Friendship Village  http://www.vietnamfriendship.org


Battle’s Poison Cloud Directed by Cecile Trijssenaar of Tambuti Films,  Exams the birth defects issue in Viet Nam related to Agent Orange exposure and recent scientific research including research undertaken by Hatfield Consultants Ltd. Available in video stores and on-line book stores such as Amazon.com.


Da Cam A Vietnamese - American returns to Vietnam to document the tales of those who are believed to have been affected by Agent Orange. After three months in Vietnam, he and his camera have successfully captured the beautiful and peaceful images of his homeland which greatly contrast the images of the forgotten victims of the Vietnam war, those suffering from Agent Orange. Available from the director Vu Tran at http://www.dacam.org/contact.html  


Agent Orange: The Last Battle illustrates the plight of two American Vietnam Veterans (Richard and Tony) who are dealing with life after being exposed to Agent Orange. The Veterans recount stories of being sprayed on and how they survived one war and now are fighting one last battle. The Battle with Agent Orange. Available at http://www.agentorangefilm.com/4436.html

 
   

Films Distributed by WLP:

A Story from the Corner of the Park: Directed by Vietnamese director Tran Van Thuy. A beautifully directed film that tells the story of a Vietnamese family in Hanoi, Vietnam whose children are believed to be affected by Agent Orange. (1996, 50 Min)

Where War has Passed: Directed by Vu Le My of the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio, Hanoi . An award winning film about the affects of Agent Orange on Vietnamese Veterans and their children. (30 Min)

The Vietnam War: An Unrecoverable Wound produced by the Vietnam Red Cross Agent Orange Victims Fund

Contact shammond@warlegacies.org to order a copy. 

 

 
   
       

 Books

Agent Orange: Collateral Damage in Viet Nam Collection of photos and essays by Philip Jones Griffiths on the health and environmental impacts of Agent Orange in Vietnam and Cambodia.

 

  Waiting for an Army to Die: The Tragedy of Agent Orange - by Fred A. Wilcox  

  Purchase a copy from WLP for $15.00 and all proceeds will go to VAVA

     

Agent Orange on Trial - Peter Schuck

 

 

 

The Dioxin War: Truth and Lies about the Perfect Poison - Robert Allen 

 

 

     

Agent Orange in the Vietnam War: History and Consequences -

Prof. Dr. Le Cao Dai (published in Vietnam)

 

Disposition of the Air Force Health Study -Committee on the Disposition of the Air Force Health Study - National Academy of Sciences - Available in paperback or downloadable PDF from http://newton.nap.edu/catalog/11590.html#toc

     
Herbicidal Warfare: The Ranch Hand Project in Vietnam - Paul Frederick Cecil (1986)   Operation Ranch Hand: The Air Force and Herbicides in Southeast Asia 1961-1971. William Buckingham (1982)
     
Herbicides in War: The Long-term Ecological and Human Consequences  Edited by Arthur Westing SIPRI (1984)   Ecological Consequences of the Second Indochina War -  Arthur Westing SIPRI (1976)
     
Ecocide in Indochina - Barry Weisberg (1970)  

Trespass Against Us: Dow Chemical & the Toxic Century - Jack Doyle

 

 

 

     

Dioxins and Health - by Arnold Schecter and Thomas A. Gasiewicz

 

 

 

 

 

Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2002 (and previous updates) available from the National Academy of Sciences

 

 

     

 

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