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Aired July 1, 2023

Rachel Carson (español)

Film Description

Cuando Primavera silenciosa, de Rachel Carson, se publicó en 1962, el libro se convirtió en un fenómeno. Una advertencia apasionada y elocuente sobre los peligros a largo plazo de los pesticidas, el libro desató un extraordinario debate nacional y la industria química lo recibió con fuertes ataques. El libro también inspiraría al presidente John F. Kennedy a iniciar la primera investigación sobre los efectos de los pesticidas en la salud pública; una investigación que eventualmente resultaría en nuevas leyes para regir cómo se regulaban estos agentes mortales.

Con la voz de Mary-Louise Parker como la influyente escritora y científica, Rachel Carson es un retrato íntimo de la mujer cuyos innovadores libros revolucionaron nuestra relación con el mundo natural. Basada en los escritos, las cartas y los estudios académicos recientes sobre Carson, esta película ilumina la vida pública y privada de la mujer que dio inicio al movimiento ambiental moderno y que revolucionó la forma en que entendemos nuestra relación con el mundo natural.

Credits

Narrated By
Oliver Platt

Produced By
Rafael De La Uz
Michelle Ferrari

Edited By
Peter R. Livingston Jr.

Written and Directed By
Michelle Ferrari

Voice of Rachel Carson
Mary-Louise Parker

Co-Producer
Connie Honeycutt

Original Score By
Nathan Halpern

Director of Photography
Rafael De La Uz

Design and Animation By
Molly Schwartz

Assistant Editor
Inaya Yusuf

Sound Recording
Christoph Gelfand
Rafael De La Uz

Aerial Cinematography
Shotwell Media

Drone Operator
Justin Thomas Ostensen

Steadycam Operator
Dennis Boni

Additional Camera
Michael Male

Assistant Camera
Nicole Bramley
Andy Kuester
Greg Tango

Gaffers
Greg Tango
Evan Wood

Lighting Crew
Adam Belanger
Brian Leach
Jena Richardson
Jesse Sperling

Key Grips
Joel Osgood
Steve Seitz

Art Direction
Rebecca Shpak Conley

Art Crew
Jason Lee Hively

Costume Designer
Andrea Huelse

Costumes
Timberlake Studios Inc.

Actor
Mary Fassino

Location Production Assistants
Mike Dubose 
Leroy Farrel 
Elyse Mueller
Andrea Nilosek

Location Scout
Diana Norwood

Post-Production Coordinators
Kellan Davidson
Connie Honeycutt

Animation Producer
Jen Glabus

Animation
Fumi Ito Matters
Mika Yokobori

Animation Retouching
Nola Romano

Motion Graphics
Kellan Davidson

Archival Animation
Dan Vatsky

Post-Production Consultant
Matt Rigby

Dialogue Editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz

Sound Efects Editor
Ira Spiegel

Assistant Sound Editor
Matt Rigby

Additional Music
Chris Ruggiero

Archival Film Transfer
Colorlab
Fox Movietone/ITN

On-Line Editor
Rob Cabana

Digital Colorist
Scott Burch

Online Facility
Out Of The Blue NY

Mixer
Ken Hahn

Sound Facility
Sync Sound

Narration & Voice Recording
Lou Verrico

Sound Recording Facility
City Vox

Advisors
Dr. Mary Henry
Linda Lear
William Souder

Production Bookkeeping
Gretchen Fischer

Legal Services
Donaldson + Callif, LLP
Gray Krauss Stratford Sandler Des Rochers, LLP

Transcription
Leslie Strain

Quotes from the works of Rachel Carson used with permission of Frances Collin, Trustee

Archival Materials Courtesy of
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Chatham University Archives & Special Collections
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Dorothy Freeman Collection, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College
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Library of Congress
Linda Lear Center for Special Collections & Archives, Connecticut College
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National Library Of Medicine
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
New Yorker Records, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Oddball Films
Oregon Historical Society
Paul Schutzer/The Life Picture Collection/Getty Images
Periscope Film LLC
Producers Library Service
Rachel Carson Council
Rachel Carson Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Roger Christie
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Locations
Southport Island, Maine
Reid State Park, Maine
Porter Preserve, Maine
Glover-Archbold Park, Washington D.C. 
Rachel Carson House, Colesville, Maryland
Cape Cod National Seashore
Shell's Brooklyn Loft
The Dane Estate at Pine Manor College

Special Thanks
Roger Christie & Wendy Sisson
Camilo & Adela De La Uz
Patricia Demarco
Martha Freeman & Richard Barringer
Leland Gantt
Gold Star Beer Counter
John Grabowska
The Hammond-Celi Family
Mark Madison
Cathleen O'Connell
Dr. Diana Post & Clifford C. Hall
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
Gabrielle Weiss

Original Funding For This Program Was Provided By
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
The Kendeda Fund
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations

For American Experience

Post Production Editor
Paul Sanni

Assistant Editor
Lauren Noyes

Business Manager
Mary Sullivan

Contracts & Rights Manager
Susana Fernandes

Development Producer
Charlotte Porter

Administrative Coordinator
Bina Ravaliya

Legal
Jay Fialkov
Janice Flood

Director of Audience Development
Carrie Phillips

Marketing Manager
Chika Offurum

Audience Engagement Editor
Katharine Duffy Tarvainen

Historian in Residence
Gene Tempest

Digital
Cori Brosnahan
Eric Gulliver
Tsering Yangzom

Publicity
Mary Lugo
Cara White

Project Manager
Sara Giustini

Series Theme
Joel Goodman

Managing Editor, Digital Content
Lauren Prestileo

Coordinating Producer
Nancy Sherman

Series Producer
Vanessa Ruiz

Senior Producer
Susan Bellows

Executive Producer
Mark Samels

A 42nd Parallel Films Production for American Experience

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