(2009)
written and directed by Andrew
Nisker
Low-budget Brilliance!
Chemerical is a low-budget documentary that follows an
average family as they try to replace their name brand cleaners with homemade,
greener, cleaners. The mother who attempts to clean the whole house with the
store bought stuff before the experiment begins really comes out of her shell
and begins to enjoy the process of making her own products. The appearance
conscious teenagers are also hesitant but find they can keep up the beauty and
hygiene routines naturally. The film also take a few minutes to look at a woman
who is so sensitive to the effects or industrial cleaners that she can’ even be
within a few feet of the camera crew. A micro-biologist made an appearance
talking against using anti-bacterial soap and the use of most cleaners. It is
strange just how sick the things make us when they are marketed to do the
opposite.
This was a fun little film. It was interesting to see
non-treehugging people as they delve into something completely different for
them. The quality wasn’t the best but the message still rang through. I’d
recommend this to anyone who was wondering what is going on in the cleaners and
hygiene products they are using. The mother of the family was the most
interesting to watch as she slowly but boldly made a tremendous change. I
especially enjoyed the part where she was yelling at the disposal plant that
resold the poisonous cleaners to other families.
5 out of 5.
It is streaming on Netflix right now and there is a banner
below on the site to take you to a website where you too can learn to make
healthy cleaners out of natural products.
Trailer below:
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