Uranium Derby Screening

Primary tabs

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description

Program Details


 

Join us for a free screening of Uranium Derby, a feature-length documentary about the role of Ames in the American nuclear experiment.

The story, centered in Ames, Iowa, begins with a curious native filmmaker (Brittany Prater) casually looking into her hometown’s highly secretive involvement in the Manhattan Project during the 1940s. Her investigation into this history triggers a chain reaction of encounters through which it becomes clear that the topic of nuclear waste has been more successfully buried than the waste itself.

Find out more about Uranium Derby at https://uraniumderby.com.


Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.