Original Child Bomb

Original Child Bomb
Directed byCarey McKenzie (as Carey Schonegevel)
Written byCarey McKenzie
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
57 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Original Child Bomb is a 2004 documentary about the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[1] The film premiered at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival and was aired on many stations on August 6, 2005, the 60th anniversary of the bombings.[2][3] The title of the film was inspired by Thomas Merton's poem of the same name, which is quoted throughout the film.[1][4]

The documentary employs color footage that had previously been labeled top secret by the US government.[3] The 2005 airing of Original Child Bomb was the most extensive exposure to date of this footage in the United States.[3] It had been filmed by both the United States military and Japanese camera crews.[5]

Original Child Bomb was directed by Carey McKenzie and produced by Holly Becker.[6]

  1. ^ a b "New film retells of atomic bombings". The Honolulu Advertiser. 7 July 2004. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. ^ Egerton, Judith (3 August 2004). "Documenting horror". The Courier-Journal.
  3. ^ a b c Latifi, Sadia (6 August 2005). "Secret film of Hiroshima scene to air". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. ^ "A tale of two cities: an extraordinary documentary looks at the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki". National Catholic Reporter. 29 July 2005.
  5. ^ Roose, Diana Wickes (2007-10-15). Teach Us to Live: stories from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Intentional Productions. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-9648042-8-9.
  6. ^ "Hiroshima, mon amour: a new film coincides with the rebirth of the nuclear age". Cross Currents. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2012.