Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Deepsea Challenge

This 3D documentary chronicles filmmaker James Cameron's solo dive to the depths of the Mariana Trench—the deepest point of the ocean—piloting a submersible that he designed himself.

[text adapted from nationalgeographic.com]

CREDITS

Written and Directed by Andrew Wight
Co-written by John Garvin
Co-directed by John Bruno and Ray Quaint
Produced by James Cameron and Brett Popplewell
Edited by Jane Moran
Produced by National Geographic Entertainment

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Biology

AWARDS

2014, Television: National Geographic 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.