The Invisible enemy

Documentary Short — In Competition

Biography, Crime, Documentary, Drama, History, Short, War


USA | 14 minutes

August 8, 2025 | 10 AM | Vashon Theatre

Santa Fe Film Festival 2025 Best Short Documentary Jury Award Winner

During tours of duty in Nevada, enlisted men and women were repeatedly and unknowingly exposed to lethal radiation at the world's largest nuclear test site. But because exercises were “top-secret,” the U.S. government continues to conceal official records of their ever having served at the location. Now cancer-stricken and ineligible for benefits because of their classified designation, veterans are mobilizing to prove they served and to secure basic healthcare for themselves and their families.

SYNOPSIS

Director

Douglas Brian Miller, Mark Shapiro

Writer

Mark Shapiro

Dave Crete, Emilio Sandoval, Robert Krouse, Ryan Regnell, Jennifer Page, Chico Brown, Al Moreno, Joe Roberto, Elana Roberto

Cast

Producers

Mark Shapiro

Matthew Modine, Adam Rackoff

Executive Producers