As early as age 13, Erika Bagnarello knew she wanted to make films. After film school, she discovered the Peace Boat project and its work on nuclear disarmament and was hooked. “Flashes of Hope” is Erika’s powerful film document about the survivors of the nuclear bomb in Japan, their testimony and their compelling argument for disarmament. Making the film has so powerfully changed her that Erika is now committed to using film as a tool for change. Erika Bagnarello is a forerunner…and this is her story…