Nuclear Family
The static shots of fenced-off scenery, motels and botany are repeatedly interrupted by the surreal grandeur of old analogue shots of nuclear tests. Apocalyptic mushroom clouds of the most spectacular colours rise up into the sky, set to such fitting music as Sun Ra’s “Nuclear War”. Horror has never been more beautiful.
At a time when the news is dominated by coronavirus and the climate catastrophe, this essay film gives us renewed awareness of an older but no less real threat to the world in a very personal way.
With
- Travis Wilkerson
- Erin Wilkerson
- Matilda Wilkerson
- Dalton Wilkerson
- Adva Wilkerson
Crew
Director | Erin Wilkerson, Travis Wilkerson |
Cinematography | Travis Wilkerson |
Editing | Travis Wilkerson |
Music | If Thousands |
Sound Design | If Thousands |
Sound | Travis Wilkerson |
Production Design | Erin Wilkerson |
Producer | Erin Wilkerson, Travis Wilkerson, Catherine Wilkerson |
Executive Producer | Creative Agitation |
Produced by
Creative Agitation
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Travis & Erin Wilkerson
Nuclear Family
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Erin Wilkerson
Born in 1982 in Los Angeles, USA. She studied architecture and works as an artist within the Creative Agitation political art collective, which she founded in 2009 with her husband Travis Wilkerson.
Filmography
2015 Machine Gun or Typewriter?; 71 min. 2020 The Scents That Carry Through Walls; 14 min. 2021 Nuclear Family; 95 min. 2022 The Smoke Rides on the Wind; 13 min.
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2022
Travis Wilkerson
Born in 1969 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He studied film, works as a writer, director and producer, and has made a number of films since 1999. In 2009, he co-founded the Creative Agitation political art collective with his wife Erin Wilkerson.
Filmography
1999 Accelerated Under-Development; 64 min. 2002 An Injury to One; 53 min. 2005 Who Killed Cock Robin?; 88 min. 2009 Proving Ground; 60 min. 2011 Distinguished Flying Cross; 61 min. 2015 Machine Gun or Typewriter?; 71 min. 2017 Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?; 90 min. 2021 Nuclear Family; 95 min.
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2022