Paranoia City: Atomic Dreams & Cold War Nightmares
“Atomic Dreams & Cold War Nightmares”
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Documentary
The creation of the atomic bomb did not only unleash a destructive force—it transformed the imagination of the nation that made it, haunting its collective mind and giving rise to dreams and nightmares. PARANOIA CITY is a feature-length (54min) archival essay film exploring the Atomic Age through nuclear test footage, government civil defence films, Cold War propaganda, and 1950s science fiction cinema.
Director
Bja Samuel
Writer
Bja Samuel
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