Projects - Sloan Science & Film

The Burning Season Jenny Halper, Kate Sharp

A primatologist brings her daughter to a remote region of Madagascar, where her determination to save endangered lemurs puts their relationship–and safety–at risk.

CREDITS

Directed by Claire McCarthy
Written and produced by Jenny Halper
Produced by Kate Sharp
Starring Naomi Watts and Sophia Lillis

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Biology

AWARDS

2016, Tribeca Film Institute: Filmmaker Fund: Screenplay Development Award
2018, Film Independent: Sloan Fast Track Grant

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.