They
remember seeing a flash so bright that it felt like they had x-ray vision.
They remember watching the mushroom clouds rise into the nighttime sky,
uniquely bright and colored from the blast. From 1945-1963, the United States
tested more than 200 atomic weapons aboveground and underwater. Hundreds of
thousands of soldiers took part in various capacities during these tests, and
those still alive hold vivid and at times horrifying memories of the imagery
and effects of nuclear explosions.
Filmmaker
Morgan Knibbe detailed the experiences of U.S. atomic veterans in his
documentary The Atomic Soldiers,
which has been featured by The New York
Times and The Atlantic. Please
join us as Morgan screens a 15-minute version of the documentary and discusses
his current and future projects involving atomic veterans.
Knibbe is a Dutch director and cinematographer
known for his debut feature documentary
Those
Who Feel the Fire Burning (2014) and his short films
Shipwreck (2014),
The Atomic
Soldiers (2019) and VICE's viral hit
What
Does a Nuclear Explosion Feel Like? (2018), the latter of which has
garnered more than 60 million views online. His films have received more than
30 international awards.