Look Again. Jan 19 – 29, 2012 Park City, Utah

Based on Kelly McMasters’s memoir about growing up in a nuclear-reactor community, this stirring film illustrates the dire health consequences for many residents in Shirley, her Long Island hometown. Yet despite the known risks of utilizing nuclear power, our country’s rapidly increasing energy needs are fueling a nuclear renaissance.

Acutely topical—given the recent Fukushima disaster in Japan—The Atomic States of America convincingly encapsulates both the history of this allegedly clean source of energy and our collective denial of a potentially looming disaster at our aging sites. Firsthand narratives from people connected to the nuclear industry blend with the behind-the-scenes debacle of maintaining legitimate regulation.

Potent, emotionally powerful, and highly revealing, Don Argott and Sheena Joyce’s film does an outstanding job of opening our eyes to the reality of nuclear power. “We all live downstream from something,” McMasters reminds us in this cautionary call to action. - L.V.

Don Argott
dargott@914pictures.com
215-238-0707
Philadelphia, PA 19103
United States

Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce opened their production company, 9.14 Pictures, in 2002 with a focus on creating original nonfiction programming. They have produced five feature-length documentaries: Rock School, Two Days in April, The Art of the Steal, Last Days Here, and The Atomic States of America. Argott and Joyce are also engaged and currently live in Philadelphia with their five cats. They are not planning a wedding anytime soon. Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce opened their production company, 9.14 Pictures, in 2002 with a focus on creating original nonfiction programming. They have produced five feature-length documentaries: Rock School, Two Days in April, The Art of the Steal, Last Days Here, and The Atomic States of America. Argott and Joyce are also engaged and currently live in Philadelphia with their five cats. They are not planning a wedding anytime soon.

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