Australian Atomic Confessions

General Information

Author/Creator
Aigner, Kathy, director.
Language
English.
Published
Australia : Aigner, Kathy, 2005.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (50 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00002830

Contents/Summary

Summary
Australian servicemen and nomadic aboriginals reveal the devastating effects of British atomic weapons testing carried out in Australia in the 1950s. For the first time, members of the Royal Australian Army, Navy, and Air force describe former top secret aspects of those tests.With the use of rare archival film and photographs, as well as eyewitness accounts, Australian Atomic Confessions chronicles the hidden history of these tests and also exposes previously unknown government cover-ups. Sydney’s new nuclear reactor continues to pose a threat to the environment and civilians, and the problem of removing and disposing of the old nuclear reactor remains an unanswered question posed by politicians and leading environmentalists. Prominent aboriginal elders also warn that an imminent catastrophe may occur in Central Australia as a result of two uranium mines. Achilling expose of nuclear testing and its damaging legacy, one that continues to this day.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Copyright Status
Copyright by Kathy Aigner Productions
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1163Available--
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1163
(HU_OSA_00002830.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format