Fish Gone Bad
Seacoast NH, 2005

watch the video (crank the volume and give it a chance to download)
 

Fish Gone Bad, a humorous video short influenced by the works of Monty Python's Flying Circus, foretells humanity's fate when we ignore our impact on natural systems.   By raising the specter of septic system abuse and misuse, Fish Gone Bad explores an issue that is both local and relevant, where individual actions and changes can have real impact upon ecosystem health.   With reference to Godzilla, the story connects our modern fears and actions to 1950's angst about the little understood dangers of nuclear energy.   Today, with chemicals, hormones and toxins introduced into our water supply with little thought or protection, we re-open Pandora's Box. News reports of mutated frogs appear frequently - Can we deny a connection?

Fish Gone Bad was created for the NH Department of Environmental Service's call for video shorts. Septic Scenes are meant explore the importance of proper septic system maintenance and are to be compiled as PSA's to run on local cable access throughout the state. A video about septic systems? I hope they have a sense of humor...