Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Crick in the Holler Ursula Ellis, 17:41

During West Virginia's 2014 Elk River chemical spill, a first-generation college student charged with the care of her rebellious younger sister instead becomes consumed by an issue with their water supply.

CREDITS

Writer and Director: Ursula Ellis
Producers: Nadia Zoe, Emerson Nosek, Benjamin Gojer, Kiera Kyoto Lewis
Cinematographer: Nick Perron-Siegel
Editor: Russell Yaffe
Production Design: Carrie Heckel
Composer: Ben Vanden Huevel
Principal cast: Rebeca Robles, Chloe Roe, Van Hansis

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Chemistry

AWARDS

2016, Columbia University School of the Arts: 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.