BOMBSHELL (Screening and Discussion)
They created the bomb. Then created its story.
Event Details
Date
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Time
6:30-9:15 p.m.
Location
The Marquee Cinema, Union South
Description
Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Japan, BOMBSHELL investigates how the US government co-opted the press and censored firsthand reporting from the ground in order to control the narrative about the bomb, while minimizing the horrific human toll.
BOMBSHELL tells the story of one journalist who gladly did the government's bidding for it, and a group of reporters who challenges the official messaging.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1109749492/4138bc620a?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
Register below.
BOMBSHELL tells the story of one journalist who gladly did the government's bidding for it, and a group of reporters who challenges the official messaging.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1109749492/4138bc620a?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
Register below.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email krista.eastman@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Thursday, September 10, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.