Portrait 2 Trojan (2022)

The Trojan Nuclear Power Plant with its 499foot tall cooling tower that loomed over its otherwise bucolic Columbia river setting is the only commercial nuclear power plant ever built in the state of Oregon at the cost of 450 million in the 1970s economy almost 3 trillion dollars in todays money Portrait 2 Trojan is a sublime representation of the surrounding environment leading dramatically up to the moment of demolition Sam Coomes flawless score provides stunning sonic context for the happy ending of the Oregon nuclear skyline The film is an effective prescription in prevention of politicallytriggered anxiety and depression in postmodern Cascadia