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New movie coming soon: Black Mold Exposure

Posted on Jan 19, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, Media/Videos

The film follows Michael Roland Williams, filmmaker, and Karen Noseff, founder and designer of Fortune Denim, in their struggle to regain their livelihood and well-being after they were unknowingly exposed to high levels of various molds that had infested Karen’s apartment.

(To view trailer, go directly to Black Mold Exposure website.)

Toxic mold exposure is of great concern to the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity community because serious exposure will more than likely trigger full blown MCS. The problem of toxic mold in buildings is extremely serious because there are no federal guidelines about the presence of mold in buildings (including public and private), and most physicians are uneducated about the serious health effects of toxic mold exposure.

Coming early 2009

BLACK MOLD EXPOSURE is a documentary feature film.

ABOUT THE FILM

The film follows Michael Roland Williams, filmmaker, and Karen Noseff, founder and designer of Fortune Denim, in their struggle to regain their livelihood and well-being after they were unknowingly exposed to high levels of various molds that had infested Karen’s apartment. The entire 264-unit apartment community was evacuated and closed indefinitely. Michael and Karen claim to have developed allergies and sensitivities to virtually everything causing them difficulty in finding “safe” housing as well as numerous other bizarre problems that have continued over the last 5 years.

A growing number of people from all ages and all walks of life are claiming mold made them ill while physicians, lawmakers, and medical associations dispute the validity of these claims. Most of the symptoms of those claiming illness from mold can be caused by, and diagnosed as, any number of other illnesses. There are no standardized methods to measure what molds, at what exposure levels, over what period of time, might cause any given person to become ill.

BLACK MOLD EXPOSURE explores the bizarre illnesses associated with exposure to toxic mold and the film participants’ impossible task of regaining their health and lives in an atmosphere of political and social intolerance and disbelief.

BLACK MOLD EXPOSURE is a first-ever look into the lives of those claiming to be ill from mold and the controversial and volatile climate surrounding it.

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Katie, a former resident of the Dallas apartment community in which Michael and Karen lived, did not get ill. However, she says her infant son Sam was on numerous medications while living at the community, and one night while being fed he stopped breathing and was rushed to the emergency room.

Melinda Ballard, who won a record $32 million judgment against Farmer’s Insurance, bulldozed her 10,000 square foot home. Dr. David Straus, a microbiologist from Texas Tech University, says when he entered the home prior to its destruction, he became violently ill with vomiting and hearing loss within half an hour.

Colin, a former middle-school student, has been unable to return to school. He was unable to return to school without his lip splitting open and bleeding as well as manifesting other symptoms. He’s been home-schooled for the past 2 years.

Jonathan moved out of his apartment in order to avoid illness. He’s been homeless and living in his car and a tent for over two years.

Two San Diego elementary schools were destroyed and rebuilt after numerous teachers claimed the buildings were making them ill. The school district denies there was ever a mold problem at the schools.

A limited number of physicians are treating illness from mold exposure, while others believe it’s impossible to become ill from it. Some are writing position papers for medical associations while at the same time being hired by the defense as expert witnesses in mold litigation cases. Laws that have been passed regarding mold are either unfunded or only refer to structural damage and do not address the health issues. Prior to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the US federal authority on health, had very little information on their website about mold.

BLACK MOLD EXPOSURE CAST:

MICHAEL ROLAND, filmmaker, and KAREN NOSEFF, designer and founder of Fortune Denim, ill from mold exposure in Karen’s apartment
CONGRESSMAN JOHN CONYERS, JR., Representing Michigan’s 14th District
RORY SCHOLL, narrator and host, New York based comic
MELINDA BALLARD, president, Policyholders of America
COLIN, secondary-school student
STEPHEN REDD, M.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
JONATHAN, homeless for over 2 years
SUSAN BRINCHMAN, former teacher, director, The Center for School Mold Help
HOLLY, California teacher
SHARON KRAMER, California real estate agent
Dr. DAVID STRAUS, Professor of Microbiology, Texas Tech
University
Dr. NICHOLAS MONEY, Professor of Microbiology, Miami University,
author Carpet Monsters and Killer Spores
DEBORAH ORTIZ, California State Senator
WILLIAM REA, M.D., physician, Environmental Health Center of Dallas
GEOFF SCOTT, M.D., UK physician, consultant microbiologist at University College London Hospitals
RITCHIE SHOEMAKER, M.D., Maryland physician, treats biotoxin illnesses
SNOOPS, canine mold inspector

Link

For more information about toxic mold, visit the New York City Department of Health’s Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments and The Center for School Mold Help

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