Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Muerto Canyon Jennifer Peel, 29:47

MUERTO CANYON is a medical thriller. The hantavirus sweeps through a Native American community in New Mexico. A dedicated Native American doctor and a Center for Disease Control researcher work to find the cause of the debilitating and sometimes fatal virus.

CREDITS

Directed and written by Jennifer Peel. Produced by Jennifer Peel and Heather E. Peel. Edited by Jennifer Peel. Photographed by Paul Gentry. Music by Jamie Hall. Principal cast: Keith Egawa (as Dr. Ben Hicks), Jake Waid (Dr. James Reed).

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Biology

AWARDS

1998, NYU Tisch School of the Arts: Production Award

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Short Films
Feature Films

A science focused teaching framework for short and feature films, all of which have received awards from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for their depictions of scientific themes or characters.