Daniel Everitt-Lock is a cinematographer and the director of the documentary Our Planet, The People, My Blood.
We talk about the lasting impact of nuclear weapons testing and the people whose lives were affected by it. Daniel shares the stories behind his documentary, which looks at the experiences of nuclear test veterans, downwind communities, Indigenous people, and families across the USA, the UK, Australia, and other parts of the world.
We discuss the making of the documentary, the challenges of researching these stories, the reaction from UK Parliament, government lies, the Merlin database, and the fight for recognition and justice.
We also talk about Daniel's journey into cinematography, storytelling, rejection, and the ups and downs of working in the film industry.
https://linktr.ee/atomicblooddocCHAPTERS:
00:00 - Victims of the nuclear test in the USA
02:55 - How the idea of the documentary was born
07:30 - Consequences of nuclear tests around the world
12:49 - Why tests on humans?
17:20 - Making of 'Our Planet, The People, My Blood'
22:50 - Reaction and consequences
24:54 - Research and sources
27:31 - Marshallese nuclear testing consequences
31:45 - Scale of testing
34:34 - Soviet Union Tsar Bomba testing
39:07 - Why so many?
41:06 - Parliament / Merlin database
46:09 - Struggles of making 'Our Planet, The People, My
Blood'
50:00 - Cinematography
52:43 - Getting into storytelling
53:31 - Acting and struggles of actors
59:55 - Behind vs in front of a camera
1:02:54 - Mentor
1:04:41 - Cinematographic language and inspiration
1:09:55 - Scale of productions
1:11:16 - Plans for the future
1:11:51 - Rejection
1:12:32 - Mission
1:15:04 - Sacrifices we do for art
1:23:05 - Next screenings of 'Our Planet, The People, My
Blood'
1:23:38 - Universal advice
1:27:09 - AI
1:29:57 - Lasting Words
1:31:20 - The end
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