Film Screening & Discussion: Dark Circle
October 15, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT
Film screening and discussion with Director Judy Irving
Film screening and discussion with Director Judy IrvingA special online event for students and community members
Hosted by SF Bay PSR Intern Sabrina Spatny
Wednesday, October 15, 6–8pm PT, online
FREE! RSVP HERE
Dark Circle (1982, 82 min)
An award-winning exposé on the true cost of the Atomic Age. Dark Circle is a must-see for anyone who wants to go beyond Oppenheimer and confront the haunting legacies we still live with today.
This powerful documentary traces the legacy of nuclear weapons from Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the radioactive fallout of U.S. weapons production at Rocky Flats, Colorado. Blending scientific insight with devastating human stories, Dark Circle is a searing indictment of nuclear violence—then and now.
Winner of the Sundance Grand Prize, Emmy Award, and Academy-shortlisted for Best Documentary, this newly restored classic remains as urgent today as ever.
Judy Irving is a Sundance Grand Prize and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and Executive Director of Pelican Media. Her work spans five decades and explores the relationship between people, wildlife, and the environment. She is best known for The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, Pelican Dreams, and Dark Circle—the latter a groundbreaking exposé on nuclear weapons and energy that remains chillingly relevant today. Elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in 2015, Judy continues to use film as a tool for environmental advocacy and social justice. She is also a member of SF Bay Physicians for Social Responsibility.