Titration: Radioactive Waste, Princeton, and the Navajo Nation

Titration: Radioactive Waste, Princeton, and the Navajo Nation examines how Princeton directly and indirectly contributed to the destructive consequences of nuclear research on Native communities. The film centres the late Princeton chemistry professor Nathaniel Furman, who was involved in the Manhattan Project and the creation of the atomic bomb. He contributed to the development of the ether extraction process for the preparation of uranium oxide, and the film contextualizes his research within broader histories of uranium mining and Native land. Furman’s work in the early and mid-20th century directly contributed to contamination in the Navajo Nation where incredibly detrimental effects on Navajo environmental and human health still remain today. This film was created as a collaboration between Nuclear Princeton and Twiddle Productions Inc.

Titration: Radioactive Waste, Princeton, and the Navajo Nation was produced in collaboration between Nuclear Princeton and Twiddle Productions Inc. which is headed up by Michael Q. Ceballos, a veteran of the animation and game industries, with over 25 years of experience under his belt. Among his many diverse projects, there are a few notable highlights. At Nickelodeon, he honed his skills on the cult hit, The Angry Beavers, as lead character designer and supervisor. He also worked with legendary film producer Robert Evans, who produced, The Godfather and Chinatown, on his animated biographic show for comedy central, Kid Notorious. At Twiddle he created the place based Ehoomau and Mais animated program and Keiki Coding which teaches kids place based coding. He is also currently working and an animated mini series with Na Kama Kai on the island of Oahu. For more info please visit twiddleproductions.com