ATOMIC HOPE: Inside the Pro-Nuclear Movement

>>>>> Watch on Kanopy now HERE DVD Universities, Colleges, Community Screenings: $295 (includes Public Performance Rights) DVD: Public Libraries and K-12 (circulation only): $49 Digital File (Life-of-File MP4) $400 DVD and Life-of-File MP4 $450 (includes Public Performance Rights) Synopsis ‘Atomic Hope’ follows a tiny global movement of unpopular pro-nuclear activists, who strongly believe we need nuclear power in order to decarbonize our energy systems, before catastrophic climate change occurs. Intimately filmed over a ten-year period, these advocates for nuclear energy come from all over the world; from Japan to Switzerland, America to Australia. But these individual activists face clashes and opposition at every juncture. Nuclear meltdowns, costs, radiation fears, and nuclear waste are just some of the very serious issues which traditional environmentalists have against this technology.   However, in the face of this pushback and conflict, they argue that “science and data are all we have”. It’s the science they base their environmental movement on, which directly challenges popular beliefs and myths around nuclear energy and these prevailing issues.    So are they right? In the face of a very real climate emergency, with time ticking towards irreversible climate change – is it now time that people around the world pause to take a sober look at the science, stop the mass closure of nuclear power plants and fully reconsider nuclear energy as a viable solution to this ensuing catastrophe? Cast: Moto Yasu Kinoshita, John Kutsch, Eric Meyer, Michael Shellenberger, Iida Rushalme, Prof Jim Smith, Prof. Geraldine Thomas, Dr. Ben Heard and Madison Czerwinski. Credits Director/Producer:  Frankie Fenton Producer: Kathryn Kennedy Fenton  Editor: John Murphy Composer: Natasa Paulberg 83  minutes  | DVD release 2023 | English language with English subtitles Director Biography Frankie Fenton:  Director / Producer /Cinematographer Frankie Fenton is an award winning Irish Director/ Producer. He worked primarily in London’s post production sector before returning home to Ireland to begin a career in production. He regularly participates in pitching, financing and lecturing in many forums internationally. He is also the company director of Kennedy Films Ltd, alongside producer Kathryn Kennedy. Recent directing credits include the multi award winning and theatrically released “It’s Not Yet Dark”, a feature documentary co-produced by Kennedy films. This film explores the work of Irish film director and bestselling author Simon Fitzmaurice who wrote and directed “My Name Is Emily (2016)” under the burden of motor neuron disease. Simon used his eye to communicate through Eye Gaze technology. The film was narrated by Colin Farrell and won the “Best Documentary Feature” and “Best Cinematography” at the 2016 Galway Film Festival. It went on to compete in the World Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2017 and enjoyed a US and European theatrical release before resting on all major VOD platforms including Netflix. The film has since been screened in over 50 countries. Atomic Hope “Atomic Hope – Inside the Pro-Nuclear Movement” had its world premiere at Hot Docs Film Festival 2022. It follows over a ten-year period environmental activists and scientists who strongly believe nuclear power is the key to solving both our energy and climate crisis.