This projection presents trailers for three documentary works that explore the history, impact, and memory of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant through firsthand testimony, archival material, and investigative storytelling.
Half-Life of Memory: America’s Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory (2024) examines the covert production of nuclear weapons at Rocky Flats and the enduring environmental and human legacy left in its wake - The film premiered at the Denver
Film Festival in Nov 2024 and is available to watch on several platforms.
Buried Secrets: Radioactive Crimes at the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant (in progress) unfolds the chilling aftermath of the extraordinary FBI raid that shuttered America’s atomic bomb factory - focusing on environmental crimes, official secrecy, and the contested cleanup that followed at Rocky Flats.
Echoes of Defiance: The Rebellion at Rocky Flats (in progress) highlights the grassroots movements and citizen resistance that confronted the plant’s toxic legacy and launched a global movement - documenting the impact of collective action in the face of environmental peril and escalating nuclear threats.
To learn more or to help support these projects please visit: https://halflifeproductions.com/