The Demon Core
Directed by J. Zachary Thurman
A dramatization of the final days of Louis Alexander Slotin, the physicist who sacrificed his own life in order to save his colleagues during a criticality incident in 1946 involving a plutonium core known as The Demon Core.
About The Demon Core
The Demon Core is a 27-minute drama short film from the USA directed by J. Zachary Thurman. It screened at the 2025 San Jose International Short Film Festival in the “True: Stories Inspired By Life” program.
- Director
- J. Zachary Thurman
- Program
- True: Stories Inspired By Life
- Country
- USA
- Run time
- 27 mins
- Genre
- Drama
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