***Opening night features a post-film conversation with Opening night features a post-film conversation with Producer/Director Rebecca Cammisa, Editor Madeleine Gavin, film subject Dawn Chapman, Karen Nickel and Robbin Dailey from Just Moms STL, and assistant Chief Pattonville Fire Protection District Matt LaVanchy***
ATOMIC HOMEFRONT reveals St. Louis, Missouri’s past as a uranium processing center for the atomic bomb and the governmental and corporate negligence that led to the illegal dumping of Manhattan Project radioactive waste throughout North County neighborhoods. The film is a case study of how citizens are confronting state and federal agencies to uncover the truth about the extent of the contamination and are fighting to keep their families safe.