Saturday, September 28 at 1 PM
The Invisible Enemy, a film by Douglas Brian Miller and Mark Shapiro, exposes the dangers, the denials, the injustice and the tragic consequences endured by the men and women who served at the Nevada Test and Training Range.
“This film is about the military and civilian DoD workers who never knew they were being exposed to deadly radiation and chemicals,” said former Air Force Sergeant Dave Crete, who served at the Nevada Test and Training Range. “They never knew their lives and families were in danger. But the government knew, and they denied it. So, this film is also about decades of government deception and reckless disregard for the health and safety of thousands who took an oath to protect this country.”
TheInvisibleEnemy.org is working with Congress to pass legislation that officially recognizes the veterans exposed to dangerous radiation and chemicals while serving on the Nevada Test and Training Range. H.R. 9511 is a new Bill that could pave the way for victims and their families to receive comprehensive medical care and fair financial compensation.
“As directors, we are incredibly grateful to share our film, detailing the injustice endured by Americans. We continue to be inspired by the tireless efforts of Dave Crete and others, and it was our mission to speak a truth for the women and men who served honorably at the Nevada Test and Training Range. They must be compensated and have access to the comprehensive healthcare they are due,” said Mark Shapiro, Co-founder, Director and Producer at
Backlot Docs.
The Cordillera Int’l Film Festival has quickly become one of the “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” according to MovieMaker Magazine and is ranked in the Top 1% of over 10,000 film festivals worldwide by FilmFreeway. Cordillera features five days filled with 150+ films, celebrity panels, red-carpet premieres, parties and a Grand Jury made up of iconic industry leaders who will view these diverse films.
DATE AND TIME: THE INVISIBLE ENEMY will be screening in Short Films Program #9 – NV Program 1 | Saturday, September 28 at 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Cordillera Film Festival, Galaxy Victorian Theater | 1250 Victorian Ave., Sparks, NV 89431
INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE: Dave Crete, Chairman of The Board, The Invisible Enemy Foundation and Mark Shapiro, Producer, Backlot Docs
About The Invisible Enemy Foundation
Our mission is to enact legislation that guarantees comprehensive medical treatment and just financial compensation for military personnel and their families who were exposed to environmental contamination while working at the Nevada Test & Training Range (NTTR).
U.S. Representative Mark Amodei of Nevada is leading an initiative to write new federal legislation that guarantees medical treatment and financial compensation to all military personnel who suffered illnesses from exposure to toxic radiation and materials released by nuclear testing on the NTTR.
Due the highly sensitive, top-secret classification of their deployments, the federal government has refused to be held accountable, claiming those personnel “were never there.” As a result, most of the military personnel who served on the NTTR, and their families, have been unjustly and deliberately denied these benefits. The goal of our mission is to right this wrong.
TheInvisibleEnemy.org is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, EIN # 92-3486613. Donations are 100% tax deductible.
About Backlot Docs
Backlot Docs creates documentary features, shorts and commercials. With locations in Los Angeles and Portland, the film company is owned by co-directors and producers Mark Shapiro and Douglas Brian Miller. Click for reel.
Backlot Docs released the award-winning, Oscar-eligible documentary DOWNWIND in 2023. The film features two-time Oscar winner Michael Douglas, Martin Sheen, Lewis Black and Matthew Modine. The documentary short The Invisible Enemy will make its festival debut in 2024.
Mark Shapiro is a filmmaker, producer and movie marketing professional with broad experience in the festival, distribution and film production environment. He formerly headed entertainment brand management for the animation studio LAIKA, where, in addition to studio identity, he also handled marketing endeavors for LAIKA’s five Oscar-nominated features: Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Missing Link.
Douglas Brian Miller’s Director of Photography credits include Why Did You Kill Me (Netflix True Crime Documentary), The Greed of Men, Comix, Beyond the Comic Book Pages and Rush Lights. In the Television market, Miller has served as Camera Operator for BET/Centric’s Being, NBC’s The Wendy Williams Show and The Montel Williams Show. In the growing world of new media, in partnership with various agencies such as J. Walter Thompson, TMP Worldwide, Group M and BP Studios, Miller has served as Director of Photography and Camera Operator for top brands including Apple, Boeing, Charles Schwab, Experian, E-Z UP Shelters, NXP, Sprint and Starbucks. Winner of fourteen Telly Awards, he also captured the 2022 Webby Award (People’s Voice Winner, Best Series) for Between The Pages with Alane Adams.
About Cordillera International Film Festival (CIFF-NV)
The mission of CIFF, Nevada’s largest premiere film festival, is to celebrate the art of filmmaking and screenwriting, while providing a platform for underrepresented communities to educate and promote inclusion via storytelling through film. CIFF, a FilmFreeway Top 100 Reviewed Film Festival (out of 10,000+ worldwide) attracted a record number of film submissions in 2021 from filmmakers representing 90+ countries. For more information please visit www.ciffnv.org.
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Stacey Escalante
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