Early in 2009, Michael Roland Williams and Karin Noseff set out to create a film that documented their struggles with mold exposure. That film would become Black Mold Exposure: A Sick Story. Both Williams and Noseff were unknowingly exposured to high levels of mold in Noseff’s apartment. They later found out that the entire 264 for unit building was infested and had to be evacuated and shut down for an indefinite period of time.

Michael and Karin were diagnosed with what is known as “Multiple Chemical Sensitivity” which renders the person susceptible to a host of allergies, irritations and reactions that they did not have before living in the mold infested environment. The problem is that very few doctors will actually diagnose MCS and most often times say they just don’t know what is wrong with the person. We have seen the signs of MCS and can tell you it is very real. It flies in the face of reason to believe that normally healthy people, with no history of allergy or asthma, will just contract debilitating allergies and irritations for no reason. The only unifying factor is that they lived in a mold invested environment.

The film documents Noseff and Williams’ struggles to find proper medical treatment and to break through the social and political stigmas associated with the mold exposure.

The film also documents other cases of mold exposure:

– Melinda Ballard, whose 10,000 sq. ft. Texas home had to bulldozed because of mold infestation.
– Children, who because of mold exposure, cannot participate in normal school activities.
– Adults, who because of MCS, can not find adequate housing and are forced into homelessness.
– Two San Diego elementary schools that were shut down despite the fact the City of San Diego refused to acknowledge there was mold.

The film documents so many of the things our firm sees and hears about every day. If you believe you have exposed to mold this story might resonate with you.