The creek runs red / produced and directed by Bradley Beesley, Julianna Brannum, James D. Payne ; written by James D. Payne ; a co-production of The Creek Runs Red, LLC and KERA-Dallas/Fort Worth, in association with ITVS and NAPT.

Tells the story of Picher, a 100-year old town in northeastern Oklahoma that was heavily polluted by decades of lead & zinc mining. Despite toxic conditions and a moribund economy, many of Picher's residents refuse to leave, even after the area is officially declared a Superfund site in 1981.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Creek Runs Red, LLC
KERA Dallas/Ft. Worth (Television station)
Independent Television Service
Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc
KERA Unlimited (Firm)
Other Authors: Beesley, Bradley (Producer, Director, Cinematographer)
Brannum, Julianna (Producer, Director)
Payne, James D. (Producer, Director, Screenwriter)
Ray, Orval (Narrator)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English.
Published: [Dallas, Tex.] : KERA Unlimited, [2007], ©2007.
Edition:Widescreen format.
Subjects:
Hazardous waste sites > Environmental aspects > Oklahoma > Picher.
Lead mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Oklahoma > Picher.
Zinc mines and mining > Environmental aspects > Oklahoma > Picher.
Picher (Okla.) > Environmental conditions.
Picher (Okla.) > History.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Tells the story of Picher, a 100-year old town in northeastern Oklahoma that was heavily polluted by decades of lead & zinc mining. Despite toxic conditions and a moribund economy, many of Picher's residents refuse to leave, even after the area is officially declared a Superfund site in 1981.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Videorecording.
Call Number:F704.P53 C74 2007 VideoDVD
Credits:Cinematographer, Bradley Beesley ; edited by Leah Marino.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Orval "Hoppy" Ray.