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AD-X2

THE AD-X2 CONTROVERSY

In the 1950s, scientific integrity was put into
question by a packet of salt…

The AD-X2 Controversy
The AD-X2 Controversy

Synopsis

In the 1940s and ’50s, amid a booming economy and rapid scientific progress, a charismatic salesman sought to make his fortune with a chemical additive, AD-X2, that he claimed would revolutionize the car battery business. When tests from a prominent scientific agency showed that the additive was worthless, its director had to battle public opinion and political pressure to defend the importance of scientific integrity.

OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2024 Community Stories Film Festival
San Francisco Documentary Festival selection
NewsFest Award Winner True Stories 2023 laurel
DC Shorts International Film Festival Logo
International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival Selection
2023 Raw Science Finalist Laurel

News & Screenings*

  • Will be screened at the Community Stories Film Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Saturday, March 16, at 4:30 p.m. as part of the Science Tales group of films.
  • Read a Q&A with Writer-Director José Ricardo García
  • Was screened with a panel discussion on scientific integrity at the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2024.
  • Was screened with a panel discussion on scientific integrity at the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2024 Annual Meeting.
  • Won Best True Story Narrative and Best of Festival at the 2023 NewsFest Film Festival in Santa Monica, California. November 2023.
  • Featured on WTOP News in an interview with director Jose Ricardo Garcia.
  • Selected for the 13th Annual International Puerto Rican Heritage Film Festival in New York City. November 2023.
  • Was a finalist at the RAW Science Film Festival in the Professional Dramatic Category. October 2023.
  • Selected for the DC Shorts International Film Festival. September 2023.
  • Selected for the 2023 San Francisco Documentary Festival. June 2023.

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