Radio Bikini
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Radio Bikini is a 1988 American documentary film
directed by Robert Stone
. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1988 for Best Documentary Feature
.
The film documents the nuclear tests performed around Bikini Atoll
during Operation Crossroads
in 1946, and their effects on the indigenous population and American servicemen involved in the testing.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Robert Stone
Robert Stone (director)
Robert Stone is a British-American documentary filmmaker. His work has been screened at dozens of film festivals and televised around the world, notably several times on PBS's American Experience series. His most recent work is Earth Days , about the beginnings of the environmental movement in the...
. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1988 for Best Documentary Feature
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films.- Winners and nominees:Following the Academy's practice, films are listed below by the award year...
.
The film documents the nuclear tests performed around Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll
Bikini Atoll is an atoll, listed as a World Heritage Site, in the Micronesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands....
during Operation Crossroads
Operation Crossroads
Operation Crossroads was a series of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. It was the first test of a nuclear weapon after the Trinity nuclear test in July 1945...
in 1946, and their effects on the indigenous population and American servicemen involved in the testing.