Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott
| Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott | |
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| Directed by | Mary Benjamin |
| Produced by | Mary Benjamin Boyd Estus Susanne Simpson[1] |
| Starring | Helen Caldicott |
| Cinematography | Boyd Estus |
| Distributed by | Direct Cinema |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott is a 1981 American documentary film about anti-nuclear weapons activist Helen Caldicott, directed by Mary Benjamin.[2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3]
Summary
[edit]The film follows Caldicott speaking at Washington D.C. rally, visits Three Mile Island and addresses Australian uranium workers.[4]
Reception
[edit]Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert each gave it a negative review and thought that the film's intention was noble but the filmmaking was pedestrian.[5]
See also
[edit]- If You Love This Planet, a 1982 short documentary about Caldicott as well as a radio program of the same name
References
[edit]- ^ Documentary Winners: 1982 Oscars
- ^ Australian Centre for the Moving Image. "Eight minutes to midnight". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "The 54th Academy Awards (1982) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ TV Guide
- ^ Diner, Eight Minutes to Midnight, Chan is Missing, Blade Runner, 1982 - Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews