Paranoia City: Atomic Dreams & Cold War Nightmares

The creation of the atomic bomb did not only unleash a destructive force—it transformed the imagination of the nation that made it, haunting its collective mind and giving rise to dreams and nightmares. PARANOIA CITY is a feature-length (54min) archival essay film exploring the Atomic Age through nuclear test footage, government civil defence films, Cold War propaganda, and 1950s science fiction cinema.

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Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
55 mins
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Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
55 mins
Status
Finished
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Documentary

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propaganda50%atomic bomb50%cold war50%hiroshima, japan50%american culture50%archive footage50%nuclear weapons50%found footage50%essay film50%civil defense50%nuclear testing50%atomic age50%cultural history50%historical documentary50%fallout shelter50%ufos50%

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The creation of the atomic bomb did not only unleash a destructive force—it transformed the imagination of the nation that made it, haunting its collective mind and giving rise to dreams and nightmares. PARANOIA CITY is a feature-length (54min) archival essay film exploring the Atomic Age through nuclear test footage, government civil defence films, Cold War propaganda, and 1950s science fiction cinema.

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Japanese

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