Building Bombs
New 4K restoration by the Academy Film Archive.
The Academy Award nominated documentary Building Bombs (1990) revisits the glory days of the atomic age, its legacy of nuclear weapons waste, and its troubling questions still unanswered. Narration by actress Jane Alexander, personal portraits of residents and employees, and rare archival footage reveal the inner workings of one of the world’s largest nuclear bomb plants and its toll on the environment and human hearts. Upon its original release, the documentary sparked a movement by ordinary people and rock stars that changed U.S. national policy. With the abandonment of nuclear treaties by the world’s superpowers and renewed threat of nuclear weaponry, Building Bombs provides key insights and impetus to tackle these issues for audiences today.
The Academy Award nominated documentary Building Bombs (1990) revisits the glory days of the atomic age, its legacy of nuclear weapons waste, and its troubling questions still unanswered. Narration by actress Jane Alexander, personal portraits of residents and employees, and rare archival footage reveal the inner workings of one of the world’s largest nuclear bomb plants and its toll on the environment and human hearts. Upon its original release, the documentary sparked a movement by ordinary people and rock stars that changed U.S. national policy. With the abandonment of nuclear treaties by the world’s superpowers and renewed threat of nuclear weaponry, Building Bombs provides key insights and impetus to tackle these issues for audiences today.
Director: Mark Mori, Susan J. Robinson
Format: DCP