The Strangest Dream

maxwellc — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:53:04 +0000

Subhead:

A National Film Board movie about Joseph Rotblat

Mon Mar 9

city:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Venue:

Empire Oxford Theatre

Address:

6408 Quinpool Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Cost:

Free

organizer contact:

Patricia Kearns

Map link:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=&jsv=149f&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=39.643899,66.357422&ie=UTF8&geocode=FUs4qQIddIg1_A&split=0

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Link:

http://www.nfb.ca/strangestdream/screenings

THE STRANGEST DREAM
A NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA PRODUCTION
Directed by Eric Bednarski Producer Kent Martin
Written by Eric Bednarski & Barry Cowling

The film will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Eric Bednarski and NFB executive producer Kent Martin.

(doors open at 6:15)

The Strangest Dream tells the story of Joseph Rotblat, the history of nuclear weapons and the efforts of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs – which he co-founded – to halt nuclear proliferation. Nuclear physicist Joseph Rotblat was branded a traitor and spy after walking away from the Manhattan Project, builders of the first atomic bomb. But, with Bertrand Russell, he went on to help create the modern peace movement, and eventually to win the Nobel Peace Prize.