The Nuclear Age: Atomic Weapons on Film

After more than four decades of forced silence, some of the last surviving atomic soldiers share their unfathomable experiences of the atomic bomb tests in the 1950s.

ATOMIC HOMEFRONT reveals St. Louis, Missouri's atomic past as a uranium processing center for the Atomic bomb and the governmental and corporate negligence that lead to the illegal dumping of Manhattan Project radioactive waste throughout North County neighborhoods. Our film is a case study of how citizens are confronting state and federal agencies for the truth about the extent of the contamination and are fighting to keep their families safe.

Comedian Rich Hall presents an alternative history of the Cold War, from nuclear near misses and fallout shelters to the CIA wiring a cat to spy on the Russian ambassador.

Cambridge, USA, 1942. Stan Ulam is a 30-year-old talented Polish Jewish mathematician, a good-looking bon vivant who is quick with a joke. Stan's life becomes complicated when he loses his fellowship at Harvard but his best friend, the Hungarian genius Johnny von Neumann quickly offers him a mysterious job which takes him to New Mexico. Stan moves to Los Alamos with Françoise, a French woman he meets and marries after a whirlwind romance. Surrounded by young, eccentric, charismatic immigrant scientists Stan begins top secret work on a nuclear bomb that could potentially blow up the entire world. While desperately trying to help his sister flee Nazi occupied Poland, Stan teams up with Johnny to create the first computer giving birth to the digital age as Europe bursts into flames.

Mothers of the Revolution is a feature-length documentary being directed by Briar March (A Place to Call Home and There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho). This film will tell the moving true story of the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp and how it changed the world.

This captivating documentary on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the architect of the atomic bomb, explores his journey before the historic test and reveals the burden he carried after. De-classified documents, rare film footage and exclusive interviews, including Oppenheimer's grandson, show an intimate exploration of the burden Oppenheimer carried and the profound global impact still being debated today.

Directed by Wes Anderson, unfolds in a whimsical retro-futuristic setting of the 1950s. Through vivid color and stylized visuals, the film follows a group of characters attending a Junior Stargazer convention in the quirky town of Asteroid City. As they navigate encounters with aliens and military quarantines, relationships form and secrets unravel against the backdrop of Anderson's signature eccentricity and charm.

Immerse yourself in the riveting true story of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer's moral dilemma during the Manhattan Project. A man who achieved a scientific breakthrough. But at what cost? Through intimate interviews and archival footage, this documentary offers you a thought-provoking exploration of Oppenheimer's complex legacy and the profound ethical questions raised by scientific progress.

A gripping historical drama directed by visionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Starring a brilliant cast, including Oscar-winning actors, the film explores the life and complex moral decisions of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant physicist behind the development of the atomic bomb. With Nolan's signature visual style and meticulous storytelling, the film explores the moral dilemmas and consequences of scientific breakthroughs. Prepare for a thought-provoking journey that challenges our understanding of power, morality and the human condition. This cinematic masterpiece will leave you amazed and thoughtful.