“Saving Jamaica Bay,” an award-winning documentary about the battle to save the national park, will make its television debut later this month on PBS.
Narrated by actress and activist Susan Sarandon, the film focuses on the Queens community’s decades-long fight to clean up the environmental dumping ground.
The documentary was written and produced by Daniel Hendricks, husband of Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer. It’s directed by David Sigal.
“Saving Jamaica Bay” was shot across five years, beginning in 2011. It starts off with Jamaica Bay’s decline, its rebirth and the long rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy.
Since its premiere on March 2016, the documentary has screened at 22 festivals across the country and abroad. It received numerous Audience awards and Best Documentary awards.
It will air on Saturday, February 18 at 1 p.m. on THIRTEEN (WNET 13) and on Sunday, February 26 at 9 p.m. on WLIW21.
