“Saving Jamaica Bay,” an award-winning documentary narrated by actress and activist Susan Sarandon, will make its television debut next week, the filmmakers said.
The film, which tells the story of the 18,000-acres park, for decades used as New York City’s dumping ground, will be shown on THIRTEEN on Sat., Feb. 18 at 1 p.m.
It will also air on WLIW 21 on Sun., Feb. 26 at 9 p.m.
Since its premiere last March, the film, written and produced by Daniel Hendrick, has screened at 22 festivals across the country and abroad, and received several Audience Awards and Best Documentary Awards, the filmmakers said.
The 76-minute documentary which was shot across five years beginning in 2011, shows the history of the bay, the damage done to it during Hurricane Sandy and efforts to restore its beauty.
It tells the stories of environmental activists Don Riepe, known as the "Jamaica Bay Guardian," and Dan Mundy Sr. and his son Dan Mundy Jr., two firefighters who grew up on the bay and later sued the city to restore it to health.
“This film tells the story of what can be accomplished when people work together,” said Hendrick in a statement.
“These people overcame long odds — and Hurricane Sandy — to restore this precious resource, and we are proud to tell their story to audiences far and wide," he added.
