Film
IntroducingOur 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
Best Documentary Audience Award International Uranium Film Festival (Brazil & USA)
Best Story Award Winner Toronto Documentary Feature & Short Film Festival (Canada)
Best Editing Award Winner Maverick Film Award (UK)
Monthly Picks Award Winner Roma Prisma Film Award (Italy)
Diamond Award Mindfield Film Festival – Albuquerque (USA)
Best Future Film WILDsound Daily Festival (USA)
Dec Monthly Award ARFF Globe Award Winner Around International Film Festival (Spain)
Finalist Heart International Italian Film Festival (Italy)
Finalist Ferrara Film Festival (Italy)
Outstanding Achievement Swedish International Film Festival Nov Monthly Award (Sweden)
Honorable Mention Paris International Film Festival (France)
Semi-finalist Seattle Filmmaker Award (USA)
Semi-finalist Hawaii International Film Awards (USA)
Semi-finalist Austin International Arts Festival (USA)
Semi-finalist Dublin Movie Awards
Semi-finalist Oakland Film Festival (USA)
Official Screening International Uranium Film Festival (Brazil, USA)
Official Screening New York City International Film Festival (USA)
Official Screening Hampton International Film Festival (USA)
Official Screening St. Louis International Film Festival (USA)
Official Screening Houston Asian American & Pacific Islander Film Festival (USA)
Official Screening Boston Japan Film Festival (USA)
Official Selection Seattle Film Festival (USA)
Official Selection Arizona International Film Festival 2024 (USA)
Official Selection Harlem International Film Festival (USA)
Official Selection Julien Dubuque International Film Festival JDIFF (USA)
Official Selection BLASTOFF (California, USA)
Official Selection Red Movie Award (France)
Official Selection DOCUTAH International Film Festival (USA)
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.
