Atomic Mom

Year: 2011
Description: Filmmaker M. T. Silvia questions her mother, Pauline Silvia, about her work as a biologist in the U.S. Navy at the Nevada Test Site, where she took part in atomic bomb detonations, and her later experiments with radiation on animals. M. T. also travels to Japan to interview Emiko Okada, a survivor of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima who advocates for disarmament.
Director: Silvia, M. T.
Producer: Silvia, M. T.
Cinematographer: Butler, Rick; Kuroda, Kazushi
Editor: Chinlund, Jennifer
Production Team: Smartgirl Productions and Women Make Movies
Genre: Documentary
Language: English and Japanese with English subtitles
Available in Japanese with Japanese subtitles
Media Format: 1 DVD (80 min.)
Type: Color with black and white sequences
Original Release Date: 2010
Updated: 01-23-2025

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