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2021 Sarasota Film Festival

Television Event

20201 hr 31 minUnited StatesEnglish

About this film

This documentary views the climax of the Cold War through the lens of the television network that produced America’s most watched made-for-TV-movie, THE DAY AFTER (1983). With irreverent humor and sobering apocalyptic vision, it reveals how a commercial broadcaster seized a moment of unprecedented television viewership, made an emotional connection with an audience, and forced an urgent conversation with the US President on his policy towards nuclear proliferation.

Credits

Director
Jeff Daniels
Producer
Jeff Daniels / Amanda Spain
Editor
Aaron Wickenden / Eileen Meyer
Music
Todd Griffin
HistoryThe Cold WarDocumentary
Television Event
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