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Nuclear Horror Show Parade
Short Film (Full Length) – 1983
What to do in case of a nuclear accident: Kiss your children goodbye.– Poster on the wall as the protesters work on their costumes
No Nukes In Aotearoa– A sign at the protest
Yeah ... everyone that's been working on it has just been putting in about $25.– Artist Debra Bustin on how the protest has been funded
Well, the point is you can't actually make people politically aware, aye...– One of those preparing for the march
Make Pacific Nuclear-Free– A sign at the August 1983 protest
Take The Toys From The Boys– A sign at the August 1983 protest
Up Your Texarse.– A sign at the protest, referencing nuclear-powered missile cruiser USS Texas
I'd bought myself a VHS camera for Christmas in 1981. VHS tapes were too low-quality for the networks, but I was rarely without my Panasonic camera.– Gaylene Preston on her beloved video camera, in her 2022 autobiography Gaylene's Take - Her Life in New Zealand Film, page 210
Now if we could have had him orgasming blood all over everybody that would have been really something.– Hugh Young prepares the Ronald Reagan puppet
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