Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island

Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is 2023 Documentary film about the 1979 Three Mile Island accident and its aftermath.[1] The film is based on the stories of four women who take their community's case against the plant operator to the Supreme Court.[2][3] The documentary is directed and co-written by Heidi Hutner and features a cast including Jane Fonda, Joanne Doroshow, Joyce Corradi, Beth Drazba, Paula Kinney, and Linda Braasch.[2] It received the Audience Pick Best Documentary award at the Dances With Films Festival,[4] NYC; Best Director and Best Documentary at the First Frame International Film Festival,[5] NYC; and Best Investigative Documentary at the International Uranium Film Festival.[6]

Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island
Genre
  • Documentary
Written by
  • Heidi Hutner
Directed byHeidi Hutner
Composer
  • Dash Hammerstein
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Richard Saperstein
  • Christopher Hormel
  • Barbara Ford
Producers
  • Simeon Hutner
  • Heidi Hutner
Production locationsThree Mile Island, Pennsylvania, US
CinematographyMartijn Hart
EditorSimeon Hutner
Running time76 minutes
Production company
Original release
Release2023 (2023)

Release

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Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island released in theaters on December 7, 2023[2] and on streaming services on March 22, 2024.[7] It is available on Apple+ on March 12, 2024.[8]

Reception

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Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island has been praised for its impactful message.[9] CounterPunch praised the film and concluded, "A great woman filmmaker is born. "[10] while Film Threat "encouraged every American to watch this wonderful and engrossing documentary. Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is a powerful piece, and its story needs to be told.[11]" Another review, although conceding that "From a strictly cinematographic point of view, Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is a fairly conventional documentary. It boasts no whizbang special effects or interactive experiences, just the tried-and-true formula of archival footage woven with original, cinema-verité camerawork.", concluded "This is a film that should be rated in supernovas, not stars."[12]

Awards

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Award Festival Result
Audience Pick Best Documentary Dances With Films Festival Won
Best Director and Best Documentary First Frame International Film Festival, NYC Won
Best Investigative Documentary International Uranium Film Festival Won
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References

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  1. ^ "Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  2. ^ a b c Hutner, Heidi (2022-12-06), Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island (Documentary), Lynne Bernabei, Linda Braasch, Joyce Corradi, Three Mile Productions, retrieved 2024-03-20
  3. ^ "First Run Features: Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island". firstrunfeatures.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  4. ^ "Stony Brook Film Festival: What to see this year". Newsday. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  5. ^ "Home | Award Shows | First Frame International Film Festival". Firstframe. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. ^ "Uranium Film Festival 2023 – Nuclear Free Future Foundation". www.nuclear-free.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  7. ^ "'Radioactive' Webinar on Anniversary of Three Mile Island". 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  8. ^ Hutner, Heidi (2023-12-07). "Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island – Apple TV". Apple TV. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  9. ^ Boslaugh, Sarah (2024-03-12). "Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island (First Run Features, NR)". Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  10. ^ Grossman, Karl (2023-05-12). "The Women of Three Mile Island". CounterPunch.org. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  11. ^ "Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island Featured, Reviews Film Threat". 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  12. ^ Moran, Edward (2022-12-10). "'Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island' Indicts Toxic Masculinity in the Nuclear Old-Boy's Network". Cinema Daily US. Retrieved 2024-04-01.