''Libby, Montana'' is a 2004

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

about the biggest case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history. The film details the story of the iconic mountainside town of

Libby, Montana Libby is a city in northwestern Montana, United States and the county seat of Lincoln County. The population was 2,775 at the 2020 census. Libby suffered from the area's contamination from nearby vermiculite mines contaminated with particularl ...

and the hundreds of residents who have been exposed to asbestos, raising questions of the role of corporate power in American politics.PBS Synopsis
/ref> ''Libby, Montana'' was directed, produced, and edited by Drury Gunn Carr and Doug Hawes-Davis and was aired as part of

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series in 2007.

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P.O.V. ''Libby, Montana''
- PBS's site dedicated to the film * 2004 films POV (TV series) films Documentary films about environmental issues Asbestos Documentary films about mining 2004 documentary films Films shot in Montana Lincoln County, Montana Documentary films about Montana 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{environment-documentary-film-stub

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