Film
Introducing Our Film
Director Hideaki Ito comes a shocking documentary about the prevalence of radiation poisoning in the US—and the untold story of the mother who tried to expose it. In 1951, nuclear weapons testing began on the US mainland. Hundreds of miles away in St. Louis, Dr. Louise Reiss began collecting baby teeth from other mothers in her community. Through studying these teeth, Reiss found that American children—not just the so-called “Utah downwinders”—had been exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. Silent Fallout traces these stories and others, journeying from Salt Lake City, to Virginia, to Missouri, to the United Kingdom, and to Japan, exposing the government deception behind the bomb.
Awards
Official screening at the Hampton International Film Festival (USA)
Official screening at the St. Louis International Film Festival (USA)
Official screening at the Boston Japan Film Festival (USA)
International Uranium Film Festival (Brazil, USA) Best Documentary Audience Award
Awarded Outstanding Achievement at the Swedish Int’l Film Festival Nov. Month Award (Sweden)
Awarded ARFF Globe Award at the Around International Film Festival (Spain) Dec. Month Award
Awarded Honorable Mention at the Paris International Film Festival (France)
Official Screening at the International Uranium Film Festival (Brazil, USA)
Winner of the Maverick Film Award (UK) for Best Editing
Winner of the Toronto Documentary Feature & Short Film Festival (Canada) for Best Story
Official Screening at New York City International Film Festival (USA)
Semi-Finalist, Seattle Filmmaker Award (USA)
Monthly Picks Award, Rome Prisma Film Award (Italy)
Semi-Finalist, Hawaii International Film Award (USA)
Semi-Finalist, Austin International Arts Festival (USA)
Finalist, Hart International Italian Film Festival (Italy)
Red Movie Award (France) Official Selection
Mindfield Film Festival – Albuquerque (USA) Diamond Award
Julian Dubuque International Film Festival JDIFF (USA) Official Selection 2024
Arizona International Film Festival 2024 (USA)
Harlem International Film Festival (USA)
BLSTOFF (California, USA) Official Selection
Dublin Movie Awards Semi-finalist
WILDsound Daily Festival (USA) Best Future Film
Houston Asian American & Pacific Islander Film Festival (USA) Official Screening
Oakland Film Festival (USA) Semi-finalist
Seattle Film Festival (USA) Official Selection
Media Coverage
Our First US Screening Tour ’24
Covering 20 screenings with 619 attendees for 43 days
Total travel distance 16,000 km
$12K deficit as of the end of Sept ‘24
We conducted our first screenig tour in the US during Summer in 2024. We have traveled through AR, MD, DC, NJ, NY, MA, NM, UT, CA, OR, and WA!
Let’s start the discussion
The purpose of the screening tour is to convey the fact that the entire North American continent was contaminated with radiation and that American citizens were exposed to it due to the nuclear tests conducted by the U.S. since the 1940s. A film was created based on evidence, and through its screenings, we aim for all American citizens to recognize themselves as Hibakusha (nuclear victims) and develop a sense of personal involvement. By doing so, we hope to raise public awareness within the U.S., foster discussions in Congress, and spark a movement in this nuclear superpower. If this happens, it could serve as a catalyst for curbing the global-scale environmental destruction caused by radiation.
