Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1
Green Screens: Cinema Planeta
June 1 - 3, 2012
Director Adam Horowitz in person for Q&A!
A remarkable documentary study of U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands, which willfully used the native inhabitants as guinea pigs for the effects of radiation.
Director Adam Horowitz in person for Q&A!
The term “savage” is used to refer to people from primitive cultures, but this documentary shows how savagery reaches new levels with the advent of advanced technology. In the 1950s, the U.S. conducted 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, vaporizing islands and exposing entire populations to fallout. The people of Rongelap received near fatal doses of radiation from one of these tests, and were then moved to a highly contaminated island to serve as guinea pigs to test the affects of radiation on humans for almost 30 years, where they suffered from recurring cancers and birth defects that have affected multiple generations. This cynical act by the U.S. government was conducted with such arrogant racism that without incredible archival footage and shocking secret documents, the story would seem unbelievable.
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