Focusing on the stories of those who experienced the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, Berkeley-based, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki (Days of Waiting) weaves together the testimonies of fourteen hibakusha (those exposed to the bomb) with paintings by survivors and rarely seen archival footage, along with interviews with Americans who participated in the mission. Intimate and chilling, White Light/Black Rain gives voice to the stories—too often ignored in favor of debate and politics—of those who lived through nuclear war, and continue to live in its haunting shadow.