source: Cleveland Nonviolence Network
The Untold Dangers of Nukes
Learn about the long-term effects of nuclear testing in the U.S.
Attend a one-time screening of the documentary fim Downwind. (2023, 93 minutes)
Introduction and Q and A with Director Mark Shapiro
Tuesday, September 3, 2024, 7 PM
John Carroll University
Dolan Science Center Auditorium
Free and open to the public.
Donations accepted to support the filmmakers.
Sponsored by the Cleveland Nonviolence Network (CNVN), Cleveland Peace Action (CPA), and the John Carroll Peace, Justice and Human Rights Program at John Carroll University (JCU).
For more information, contact Michael Melampy (CNVN) at 440-263-6483 or Philip Metres (JCU) at 216-556-1101.
About the film Downwind:
Narrated by Martin Sheen, Downwind chronicles the nuclear testing that happened in Mercury, Nevada where 928 nuclear weapons were detonated between 1951-1992 while highlighting stories of the Shoshone Nation and those affected from the radioactive fallout of those tests.
About the filmmakers:
Mark Shapiro is a film producer and director. He headed Entertainment Brand Management for the animation studio LAIKA, handling marketing endeavors for their five Oscar-nominated features: Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Missing Link. Previously, he managed several categories for Nike USA Communications and served as a Mentor in Publicity and Marketing for SXSW. Mark now sits on the Klamath Film Board of Directors (Oregon) and curates film programming at festivals around the world.
Douglas Brian Miller is a director and DP whose credits include: Why Did You Kill Me, The Greed of Men, Comix, Beyond the Comic Book Pages, and Rush Lights. In Television, Miller has served as Camera Operator for BET/Centric’s Being, NBC’s The Wendy Williams Show, and The Montel Williams Show. Miller has served as Director of Photography and Camera Operator for top brands including Apple, Boeing, Charles Schwab, Experian, E-Z UP Shelters, NXP, Sprint, and Starbucks.
Art Exhibit: From the A-bomb to Abolition
This film screening is offered in conjunction with the art exhibit Finding a Path to Peace: From the A-bomb to Abolition, on loan from the Dayton International Peace Museum.
Hosted in Cleveland by the Cleveland Nonviolence Network and Cleveland Peace Action, this provocative art exhibit features 27 panels of photos and sketches by Japanese artists of the aftermath of the atomic bomb on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki in1945. They illustrate civilians in fear and despair – with short text or Haiku. There are photos of the Atomic Bomb explosions, and survivors, Hibakusha, some working for change. One poster, “Suppression of Freedom of Press and Expression” about the bomb elaborates: the censorship by the Allied Forces “was so strict that… almost any violation would almost certainly lead to the death penalty.” A Japanese character print, “Call” translates into “It is not too late yet – Muster up your real strength – It is still not too late – To wipe the tears of those who wish for peace”…. Sankichi Toge
The exhibition runs for 5 weeks in Cleveland: Aug 8-24 at Pilgrim Congregational Church (Tremont neighborhood) and Aug 31-Sep 12 at Old Stone Church (downtown).
Nuclear Threat Continues
Eight decades after the US detonated the first A-bombs, the US military continues to wreak incredible destruction across the globe (human lives, environmental contamination). The militarization of the US economy, of young people, of our society at large is costing us our future. The $800 billion war chest of the US Pentagon is one sign of the great cost we all incur. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has moved the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight (aka Nuclear Armageddon), the closest it has ever been to that disaster.
