Living Downstream is a 2010 feature-length true documentary based on the book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D.[1] The film was produced by The People's Picture Company.
[2][3] This film follows Sandra during one year as she travels across North America, working to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links.
Living Downstream does an excellent job of engaging the viewer’s curiosity and telling an inconvenient truth through the lens of interesting science and one fascinating woman.
"[7] Stephanie Kirkwood Walker in the Journal of Religion and Film wrote that Living Downstream is "...a thoughtfully designed documentary that delights in its medium.
"[8] Shanna Shipman of the Pekin Daily Times wrote on April 19, 2010 that "the film reveals, in plain language and compelling visuals, several areas of scientific proof linking toxins in the environment to negative consequences for human health, substantiating the hunches and anecdotes among people who intuit the same conclusion.