Casey Beck

Smells Like | Short Film Published in partnership with Public Health Watch, Investigative Reporting Workshop & the Pulitzer Center, 2022

For decades, residents of Harris County, Texas have endured life-threatening air pollution from oil refineries and petrochemical plants. This short documentary portrays the neighborhoods that border oil refineries and a determined activist, Juan Flores, who fights for clean air for his community. Directed by Casey Beck and produced by Mary Cardaras, in partnership with Public Health Watch. Funded by the Pulitzer Center and Invoking the Pause.