Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott (1981)
- Directed by
- Mary Benjamin
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary profiles Dr. Helen Caldicott, an activist working against nuclear weapons in the early 1980s. She explains the dangers of nuclear proliferation and calls for disarmament. The film follows her speaking engagements and interviews.
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What happens
Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott is a 1981 American documentary film about anti-nuclear weapons activist Helen Caldicott, directed by Mary Benjamin and Boyd Estus. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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