Downwind

Streaming video - 2023

Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Mercury, Nevada?The latter was the site for the testing of 928 large-scale nuclear weapons from 1951 to 1992. Three groups in particular continue to be impacted by the detonations at the Nevada Test Site: Native Americans, Mormons and ranchers. DOWNWIND exposes an infamous, harrowing chapter of U.S. history and the ongoing health consequences for downwinder communities, including the marginalized Western Shoshone whose sacred land -- by treaty -- is still restricted with the resumption of nuclear testing “under debate.” Executive produced by actor Matthew Modine, DOWNWIND features Oscar-winner Michael Douglas, comedian Lewis Black, and prominent Downwinders, whose heartbreaking stories have inspired remarkable perse...verance. Filmed from the red-earth canyons near St. George, Utah to New York City, DOWNWIND captures the astonishing rise of American patriot-activists whose hope is to expose government breach of trust, to stop future nuclear weapons testing, and to mobilize Congress to expand the underfunded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act which will sunset in June 2024.Martin Sheen narrates this harrowing exposé of the United States' disregard for everyone living… downwind. more