Jul 30, 2021
The feature film documentary In the Dark of the Valley is a chilling examination of the 1959 partial nuclear meltdown at the Santa Susana Field Lab, and the decades-long effect it’s had on the community and its residents.
The film is both gripping and uplifting, thanks to the work of community leaders, parents, and Melissa Bumstead - the mother of a cancer survivor who is fighting to get the spill cleaned up 60 years after the disaster.
In this episode, we are honored to be joined by Melissa Bumstead herself and the film’s director Nicholas Mihm.
In the Dark of the Valley is playing at the Laemmle Town Center in Encino as a part of the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival. Tickets for the event are available at LADFF.com