Paranoia City: Atomic Dreams & Cold War Nightmares
"Atomic Dreams & Cold War Nightmares"
en 55m
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
Editor
Bja Samuel
Writer
Bja Samuel
propaganda atomic bomb cold war hiroshima, japan american culture archive footage nuclear weapons found footage essay film civil defense nuclear testing atomic age cultural history historical documentary fallout shelter ufos trinity test nuclear anxiety postwar america 1950s science fiction
