Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Tesla Michael Almereyda

Highlighting the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology–including his own previous work–by pioneering a system of wireless energy that will change the world.

CREDITS

Written and Directed by Michael Almereyda
Produced by Avi Lerner, Jeffery Greenstein, Uri Singer, Christa Campbell, Lati Grobman, and Isen Robbins
Principal Cast: Ethan Hawke, Kyle Maclachlan, Eve Hewson, Jim Gaffigan, Hannah Gross, Josh Hamilton

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Engineering
Physics

AWARDS

2016, SFFILM: Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship

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.