Projects - Sloan Science & Film

The Pros and Cons of Breathing Bill Balas, 21:07

Mature content. A young man with Cystic Fibrosis awaiting a transplant which will save him. However, he decides to execute a robbery that may kill him faster than the disease ravaging his lungs.

CREDITS

Directed by Seth Manheimer. Written by Bill Balas. Produced by Christopher Aagaard. Edited by Andrea Trillo. Photographed by Christopher Ekstein. Production design by Brandi Hugo. Principal cast: Dylan Purcell (as Jude), Coby Ryan McLaughlin (Nick), Tino Sutras (Jimmy), John Laughlin (Rogan), Marshall R. Teague (Doctor Benjamin).

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Biology

AWARDS

2004, American Film Institute: 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.