Documentary on nuclear injustice showing in Wallingford

Our Planet, The People, My Blood, directed by Daniel Everitt-Lock, will be screened at the cinema on June 3.

The feature-length film tells the story of nuclear injustice through the experiences of British nuclear test veterans and global communities affected by nuclear weapons testing.

It follows Alan Owen, a descendant of an Atomic Soldier, in his fight for recognition and compensation for those impacted by the tests.

Mr Everitt-Lock said: “Nine years ago, I watched a short film about nuclear test veterans and couldn’t believe that no-one was talking about it.

“I set out to make a documentary that offered a deeply human account of the communities forgotten by the governments that harmed them.”

The documentary was screened to a cross-party group of MPs earlier this year as part of a campaign to declassify medical records of British nuclear test veterans.

Filmed over three years, the project covers 150,000 kilometres across three continents and includes more than 50 testimonies.

Contributors include the indigenous Marshall Islanders, the Maralinga Tjarutja of Australia, the Spokane Nation of the United States, and survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Mr Owen said: “This documentary shows the years of denial from one of the oldest establishments in the UK and across the world.

“The affected communities now have a voice through this incredible piece of work.

“My family’s story is just one of thousands which has been suppressed, it can now be heard.”