Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott is a 1981 American documentary film about anti-nuclear weapons activist Helen Caldicott, directed by Mary Benjamin and Boyd Estus. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Summary The film follows Caldicott speaking at Washington D.C. rally, visits Three Mile Island and addresses Australian uranium workers.TV Guide
Reception Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert each gave it a negative review and thought that the film's intention was noble but the filmmaking was pedestrian.Diner, Eight Minutes to Midnight, Chan is Missing, Blade Runner, 1982 - Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews
See also If You Love This Planet, a 1982 short documentary about Caldicott as well as a radio program of the same name
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External links
Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott at Direct Cinema The entire film with introduction by Meryl Streep