Filmmaker seeks atom bomb ‘truth’

A SADDLEWORTH filmmaker is exploring the “hidden” truth about the wartime atomic bombs that devastated Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki for his latest project.

But John Matthews, whose motorsport-related films “Deadliest Crash” and “Grand Prix: The Killer Years” were shown on the BBC, needs the public’s help on his latest project.

This new film asks if history could have been changed if the images of bombings and their aftermath hadn’t been classified top secret and buried for decades.

This August is the 70th anniversary of the bombings: “Young people have no idea about nuclear weapons and what they do to people, never mind that two have actually been dropped on men, women and children. I want to make sure young people do know, and that this story is never forgotten.”

Mr Matthews is appealing for funding so the film can be made, adding: “Stories like this are very sensitive and some major channels and networks, who we have talked to, lack the confidence to tackle the subject head on.

“Using crowdfunding, we can just get on and tell the story and not worry about having to soften it or play parts of it down.

In return for financial contributions, the production company is offering preview downloads, DVDs, blogs and invitations to the premiere.

Support the project at www.indiegogo.com/projects/.