What the Eyes Don’t See
Cherien Dabis, Writer/Director
Sloan Grant(s) Received:
2018, Commissioning Grant, Sundance Institute
2020, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Athena List Development Grant, Athena Film Festival
Project Type: Feature
Genre: Drama, Suspense
Length: 110 pages
Field of Science: Medical Science and Research, Safe Water Engineering
Stage: Development
Synopsis
Based on the true story of Iraqi American pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha who put her career on the line and blew the whistle on local and state government officials for poisoning thousands of Flint, Michigan residents, especially children, by exposing them to disastrous levels of toxic lead in the water.