Daniel Ellsberg on the Nuclear Threat
A NEW SHORT FILM BY OSCAR-NOMINATED FILMMAKER JUDITH EHRLICH
“We’re continuing year-by-year deliberately with a posture and a policy and threats that make a significant risk of near extinction possible. ”
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FREE ONLINE FILM LAUNCH EVENT
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2026 • 5 PM PDT
In this 28-minute documentary, renowned whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg provides a powerful wakeup call about the global threat posed by nuclear weapons and advocates how we can dramatically reduce the real and present danger of nuclear annihilation.
Before he released the top secret Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, Ellsberg was a nuclear war planner with access to a treasure trove of classified nuclear secrets.
Filmed one year before his death at age 92, Ellsberg speaks with clarity and urgency about the dangers we face, noting, ”I’ve long said that to my last breath I will be doing what I can to postpone and avert the risk of nuclear war.”
With the recent end of the new START treaty potentially triggering a renewed arms race, and ongoing wars heightening global tensions, An Ordinary Insanity is a timely film to help mobilize broad public concern and action for arms control and nuclear disarmament.
“AN ORDINARY INSANITY will both terrify and energize viewers.”
FREE ONLINE LAUNCH EVENT
Join us on Thursday, June 4 at 5 pm PDT / 8 pm EDT for the online premiere of An Ordinary Insanity. View the full film and hear from the filmmaker, experts and activists.
Following the premiere, the film will be available to view free online and to use for screenings and events to help build greater awareness of the threat we face and to encourage action.
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