The documentary Tell the Prime Minister shows how large protests erupted on the streets of Tokyo after the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011.

The film will be introduced by Dr Alexander Brown, who was in Japan at the time of the Fukushima disaster. He completed a PhD on the anti-nuclear people's movement at the University of Wollongong in 2015.

"The earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Japan on 11 March 2011 shook the foundations of Japanese society,’’ Dr Brown said.

‘’This film gives us important insights into how citizen responses to both natural and man-made disasters can lead to lasting social change. It has an important message of hope in difficult circumstances."

He said the film is broadly interesting because it really talks about how people themselves respond to difficult situations.

‘’You know we’ve had a lot of significant natural disasters all over the world in recent years,’’ Brown said.

‘’This film really talks about failure of different political systems which deal with these kind of growing problems.

‘’It sort of shows a new style of protest and activism in Japan that hasn’t really been seen there before...that sort of reminds people of things like Occupy Wall Street and other movements that we’ve seen elsewhere in recent times.

The screening is from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. It will be held in room 2, building 20 at UOW.

The film is being held to mark Hiroshima Day, which falls on Saturday, August 6.

There will also be a commemoration ceremony to remember the victims of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Saturday morning at Peace Place in the Wollongong City Mall from 7:30am.

’’There has been a tradition of having one-minute silence for Hiroshima Day since the 1970’s here in Wollongong so it's a powerful statement.’’