Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott

Eight Minutes to Midnight: A Portrait of Dr. Helen Caldicott is a 1981 American documentary film about anti-nuclear weapons activist Helen Caldicott, directed by Mary Benjamin and Boyd Estus. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Summary

The film follows Caldicott speaking at Washington D.C. rally, visits Three Mile Island and addresses Australian uranium workers.

Reception

Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert each gave it a negative review and thought that the film's intention was noble but the filmmaking was pedestrian.