Dow Midland

★★★★ · A Moment of Silence for Dow Chemical · Christine Hennig · 2006-02-09

This 50s industrial film, made by Dow Chemical, is missing its soundtrack. Even without sound, its pretty obvious that its message is Dow chemicals are everywhere. Lots of great visual imagery is here, including factory footage, containers of various kinds of dangerous chemicals, guys in lab coats doing experiments surrounded by bubbling beakers, and a guy in the plastics department mixing chemicals in 50s kitchen mixers, resulting in mixtures that resemble cake batter. Without the soundtrack, the viewer can feel free to add his or her own commentary, inferring stuff that is lots worse than…

★★★ · Plenty of Dr. Zhivago for you · Spuzz · 2003-10-15

Silent, I repeat silent film (aka the soundtrack is missing) of the everyday goings on in Dow's Midland Michaigan plant, where they make Epsom salts, Saran, and other undistunguishable white chemical powder for all to enjoy. Although we don't know what it is, quite interesting to see the employees handling the stuff with their bare hands. Um, sanitation issues? We also cover briefly Dow's dye and pesticide divisions. Not too dull.