Films
Threads - Mick Jackson, 1984
When The Wind Blows - Jimmy Murakami, 1986
When The Wind Blows is an animation based on Raymond Briggs's comic cartoon book of the same name. It follows Jim and Hilda, a typical retired couple, as they deal with the effects of a nuclear attack ('The Bomb') during the Third World War between the U.S.A and The Soviets. Music in the film is by Roger Waters but the title song comes from David Bowie.
Testament - (REGION 1) (NTSC) Jane Alexander, 1984
Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family. The entire movie takes place in a small suburban town outside San Francisco. After the nuclear attack, contact with the outside world is pretty much cut off.
Countdown to Zero - Lucy Walker, 2010
Directed by Lucy Walker and produced by the Academy Award-winning producers of An Inconvenient Truth, the film traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to today, making a compelling case for worldwide nuclear disarmament. It features an array of significant international figures including Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Pervez Musharraf.
Into Eternity - Michael Madsen, 2010
Deep underground in Finland, they are building the world's first permanent repository for radioactive waste. Safe as houses, as long as it is untouched by natural disasters, man-made disasters, and societal change for 100,000 years...
How do you make a "Stop" sign last 100,000 years? Into Eternity is a film time capsule, taking viewers on a frightening journey into the underworld and into the future.
Beating the Bomb - Meera Patel & Wolfgang Matt, 2010
Beating the Bomb covers 50 years of the peace movement in Britain against the historical and political backdrop of the atomic age. The film charts the efforts of individuals and organizations to rid Britain of its nuclear weapons from past to present and frames the nuclear weapons issue within the wider context of global justice.