Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Adventures of a Mathematician Thor Klein, Lena Vurma, Trailer

A personal drama about Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. He deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create both the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.

CREDITS

Written and Directed by Thor Klein
Produced by Lena Vurma, Joanna Szymanska, and Mary Young Leckie
Cinematography by Vladimir Panduru
Costumes by Justyna Stolarz
Music by Lesley Barber
Principal cast: Philippe Tlokinski (Stan Ulam), Esther Garrel, Sam Keeley, Joel Basman

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Mathematics

AWARDS

2017, Tribeca Film Institute: Filmmaker Fund: Screenplay Development Award
2017, Film Independent: Producer's Grant
2019, Tribeca Film Institute: Sloan Discretionary Fund
2020, Film Independent: Distribution 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.