The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is proud to be working in partnership with Participant Media to promote the new documentary Countdown to Zero. Thanks to support from the Ploughshares Fund, NAPF was able to offer a limited number of free tickets to screenings of Countdown to Zero during its premiere weekend in Los Angeles.
Countdown to Zero opened in many cities around the United States between July 23 and August 6. Click here to check the full list of opening cities to find one near you.
Countdown to Zero traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident.
Written and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (The Devil’s Playground, Blindsight), the film features an array of important international statesmen, including President Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair. It makes a compelling case for worldwide nuclear disarmament, an issue more topical than ever with the Obama administration working to revive this goal today. The film was produced by Academy Award® winner and current nominee Lawrence Bender (Inglourious Basterds, An Inconvenient Truth) and developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media, together with World Security Institute.