Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Distemper Maxwell Pitagno, Elias Plagianos, 18:01

Distemper tells the true story of pathologist and LGBT icon, Louise Pearce, as she first undertakes her mission to find a cure for African Trypanosomiasis as it infects millions across the Belgian Congo.

CREDITS

Created and written by Max Pitagno
Written, directed and produced by Elias Plagianos
Produced by Craig Blair and Fiona Hardingham
Photographed by John Orphan
Production design by Kory Diskin
Costume Design by Sarah Shears
Principal cast: Abigail Hawk, Chiké Okonkwo, and Tara Westwood

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Biology

AWARDS

2019, North Fork TV Festival: Pilot Script 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.