Before Slamdance kicks off, I got the opportunity to interview Mark Shapiro, co-director of the documentary Downwind, which premiered at Slamdance 2023.  

Downwind is a documentary about nuclear fallout in the United States - specifically Utah, the land of the Shoshone Nation that the government used for nuclear tests for 40 years. These tests obliterated the landscape and exposed people (known as "downwinders"), the environment, and animals to deadly fallout.

Watch the teaser below.

Find out more about Downwind: https://backlotdocs.com

RSVP to the in-person discussion and Q&A here: https://slamdance2023.eventive.org/schedule/63ab66c55a67dc00c7c56ef5

RECA info: https://www.justice.gov/civil/common/reca

Contact Congress members: https://www.congress.gov/contact-us

Take action: https://www.healutah.org/ourwork/radioactivewaste/

Support the Shoshone Nation Native Community Action Council: https://www.nativecommunityactioncouncil.org/

National Cancer Benefits Center: https://www.cancerbenefits.com/

Until next time!

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