Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Human Terrain Parisa Barani, Jennifer Blackmer

An American anthropologist working in Iraq for The Human Terrain System, a military initiative that embeds social scientists in combat units, is accused of treason for befriending an Iraqi woman and helping her survive.

CREDITS

Directed and produced by Parisa Barani
Written by Jennifer Blackmer

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Anthropology

AWARDS

2016, Tribeca Film Institute: Filmmaker Fund: Screenplay Development 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.