Projects - Sloan Science & Film

The Man Who Knew Infinity Jim Young, Matthew Brown, Trailer

Based on the life of math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan and Professor G.H. Hardy, who recognized Ramanujan’s brilliance despite the latter’s lack of formal training and education and plucked him from obscurity in Edwardian India.

CREDITS

Director: Matt Brown
Writer: Matt Brown
Producer: Jim Young
Starring: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Mathematics

AWARDS

2008, Film Independent: Producer's Grant
2015, Tribeca Film Institute: Filmmaker Fund: 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.