Silent Fallout
Hideaki Ito
Japan, 2023, 76 min.
In English with English subtitles.
Narrated by Alec Baldwin, this documentary is by a Japanese director about the world's biggest environmental problem! The U.S. government dropped 101 atomic bombs on the American continent as an experiment, resulting in radioactive contamination of the continent. As a result, in the 1960s, milk was contaminated with radiation and children were exposed to radiation. Women stood up and proved that their children were exposed to radiation. As a result, President Kennedy declared a halt to atmospheric nuclear testing. Radiation contamination seemed to be over.
Director's Statement
The film is intended to convey that the entire American continent has been contaminated by radiation from 101 atmospheric nuclear tests conducted in the United States. Then, it is requested to reconsider and discuss nuclear weapons.
Category: Documentary.
Themes: Environment, Nuclear, Climate Change, Pollution.
Thursday, April 18
The Screening Room
6:00pm
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