In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us? (1983)
- Directed by
- Eric Thiermann
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 5 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
The film interviews young people about their fears of nuclear war. It also includes a firsthand account of the Hiroshima bombing and speeches by psychiatrists.
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What happens
In the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us? is a 1983 American short documentary film directed by Eric Thiermann. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The film includes interviews with youths discussing the nuclear threat, a first-hand account of the atomic destruction of Hiroshima, and excerpts of speeches by psychiatrists John E. Mack and Robert Jay Lifton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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