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Logline

The image of this shadow on the steps of Sumitomo Bank in Hiroshima was created by the atomic blast from Little Boy, the first atomic bomb ever used, on August 6, 1945. Just seconds before, there was a living person standing there waiting for the bank to open. This image came to be known as “Human Shadow Etched in Stone” caused by the intense heat rays created by the bomb blast .

Synopsis

The Nuclear Shadow aims to continue telling the story of the challenges facing the world of today when it comes to the continuing threat of nuclear weapons. For the past 80 years, since the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, humankind has faced the threats caused by the continuing challenge of their existence, which now has to this point not been used in war. However with nine nations led by the United States and Russia arriving at a point where the New Start Treaty scheduled to run out in February 2026, this will create a challenge not only for the two countries, possessing over ninety percent of the nuclear weapons, with China now building up their arsenals to a higher level to compete with the US and Russia, the continuing challenges of North Korea, Pakistan and India, maintaining their arsenals, Israel at war in the Middle East and Iran still aspiring to have their own nuclear weapons, along with France and the United Kingdom changing their relationship to insure their security in Europe because of the continuing war by Russia in Ukraine, threats must remind everyone of the challenges the entire world faces in the shadow of nuclear.
 

Meet the Filmmakers

Robert E. Frye — Producer/Director
Robert E. Frye – Producer/Director – Whistling Communications LLC Since 2008 Frye has produced and directed three documentaries under the rubric “The Nuclear World Project”.(www.thenuclearworld.org) The first, In My Lifetime tells the story of the history of nuclear weapons, the second The Nuclear Requiem details events from 2015 to 2017 and the third filmed in 2022 and released in 2024. .All were distributed by American Public Television, as well as by The Video Project for educational acreenings. Frye began his career as a network news producer at ABC News over 14 years based in New York, Washington and London. During this time his credits included being the Executive Producer of World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, also he was a,Senior Producer at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation In Toronto, Canada. Since 1988 as an independent producer based in New York, his credits include the aforementioned films on nuclear weapons, along with several other documentaries including Kristallnacht: The Journey from 1938 to 1988 and The Berlin Airlift both broadcast in primetime on PBS, and other primetime series aired on A&E and several independent films shown on public television Over his career Frye has received an Emmy, two Columbia Dupont Silver Batons and a Cine Golden Eagle and a Peabody.

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