THE SECRET AGENT
Producers: Daniel Keller and Jacki Ochs

The terror and dangers of chemical and biological weapons have never been greater than they are today. Their pivotal use in modern times was during the war in Viet Nam. Agent Orange, sprayed over Viet Nam to demolish jungles, as well as in the US to control weeds, contained a powerful deadly contaminant — dioxin.

Using striking archival and war footage, interviews with veterans, scientists, attorneys, the V.A., and Dow Chemical Company, The Secret Agent documents the extraordinary history of chemical warfare and agricultural herbicides, the effects on our environment, the plight of all those exposed, and the tragic legacy of the American spray program.

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Reviews:
VARIETY
The Secret Agent is grim stuff that leaves a viewer disquieted and fearful he's seeing only the tip of a very big iceberg.

DAILY NEWS, Earl Caldwell
It is a powerful film that has the kind of information on Agent Orange that a jury should have listened to in a courtroom.

BOSTON GLOBE
... the year's most terrifying horror movie. It perfectly captures the moral dilemma of a nation that sent young men to war in Asia and then watched some of them die when they got home.

LOS ANGELES HERALD
... one of the most incisive and damning documentaries ever made about corporate abuse in this country.

Bio:
Jacki Ochs has been making films since 1976, including works in both experimental and documentary genres. Her film, The Secret Agent, received many awards including the John Grierson Award for Best New Director and the Blue Ribbon from the American Film Festival, the Special Jury Prize from the Sundance Film Festival, premieres at the New York Film Festival, Mannheim Film Festival and Cinema du Reel, and a Certificate of Merit from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.