Help us make a Long Island Pollution Documentary

My name is Chris Casey. I was born, raised, and educated on Long Island. I still live here to this day. I love many of the natural aspects of Long Island. Especially the waterways and ocean. Living on an island offers many advantages for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers like myself. I grew up enjoying hiking, camping, fishing, canoeing, swimming, and of course, the beaches. However, because of our industrial history, growing overpopulation, inadequate waste management practices, and recent natural disasters, our beautiful island is facing some major environmental threats. I intend to use my videography and professional production background to make a compelling and eye-opening documentary entitled Air, Land, Water - The Environmental Challenges Facing Long Island.  Please visit LongIslandPollution.com to support my film project and become a contributor.

Through documented video and expert interviews we hope to create a narrative film that will explain the true challenges Long Island faces. We will look for support from local activist and organizations, fishing and boating industry leaders, elected officials, concerned citizens, and research organizations. We hope to involve local Long Island media groups to help further uncover pollution reports which have been already published by major Long Island newspapers and magazines.

The issues will be presented to officials at the NYS DEC, USGS, EPA, Parks Departments, county water management districts, and to elected officials on the town, county, and state levels to find what plans are in action to handle the problems, how progress is being made (or not made), and what they expect from everyday Long Islanders.The film will mainly focus on environmental challenges faced by Long Island waterways and their condition after hurricane Sandy. How the waterways got to the conditions they are in now, and how we can work together to help return Long Island back to it's natural beauty. The film will also build chapters around land and air pollution on Long Island. We hope to encourage a movement by the people for the people without the need for a big government plan. We want to use education of scientific facts and analysis to show people how just a little knowledge and effort can make a world of difference. We will inspire people with beautiful imagery to show sides of Long Island many may not even know exist, and open eyes to how bad this issue has really become.

The filmmakers will use specialized under water, aerial, and high resolution cinema cameras to capture the essence of Long Island's ocean waterways on the north and south shores, along with the many miles of fresh water that run through it. We will also look to capture wildlife and ocean-life to present a captivating view of Long Island's natural environments.

We are looking to raise funds needed for the production, distribution, and marketing of our film. We need funding to acquire permits, schedule studio interviews, and document field analysis. Upon completion of the film we will be premiering it at a local Long Island movie theatre for one night with free admission, then release the film free online for all to watch and understand this important information from. We need your help and so does Long Island! Your support is greatly appreciated.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/air-land-water-long-island-pollution-documentary