We are the guinea pigs

Duration: 90

Year Published: 1980

Creator: Parallel Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: An anti-nuclear documentary which examines the effects of the catastrophe at the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor. Shot on location in Harrisburg, Salem, Washington, New York, and Pittsburgh, the film includes interviews with the citizens of Harrisburg, as well as scientists and experts. Public officials give their views, official policies, and governmental standards for radioactive levels. State and federal standards are examined against medical and scientific evidence.