Indian Point
Year: 2015
Country:
United States
Run Time:
94 minutes
Just 25 miles north of New York City is a nuclear power plant called Indian Point Energy Center. It was designed in the 1950s, shortly after President Dwight Eisenhower called for peaceful uses of nuclear power in his “Atoms for Peace” speech. It officially opened in Buchanan, New York in 1962, receiving the world’s first permit for a power plant. The facility has been controversial in recent years, due to its lack of an evacuation plan, environmental concerns, and its proximity to a major city making it a possible target for terrorism. A heated debate over its safety hit a fever pitch in 2011, following the devastating meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima plant. The potential health issues from radiation were initially downplayed, but the disaster later received the same risk rating from the International Atomic Energy Agency as Chernobyl. Fearing a similar situation in the U.S., a number of activists are calling for a shutdown of the Buchanan facility. Hear their impassioned pleas, as well as those who oppose its closure, in the eye-opening documentary, INDIAN POINT. –E.F.
CIFF40 Screenings
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Competitions
Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Global Health Competition
Director
Ivy Meeropol
Filmography
"Heir to an Execution" (2004), INDIAN POINT (2015)
Producer
Julie Goldman
Cinematography
Daniel B. Gold
Editing
Stephen Heffner
Featuring
Marilyn Elie, Gregory Jaczko, Phillip Musegaas, Brian Vangor, Roger Witherspoon
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