Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Silo Cole Smith

Based on the true incident, an Airman’s mistake in a nuclear missile silo sparks a desperate race against time to stop a leak before the warhead explodes and kills millions.

CREDITS

Writer/Director: Cole Smith
Producer: Nicholas Nyhof

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Physics

AWARDS

2021, Columbia University School of the Arts: Screenwriting Grant
2023, The Toronto International Film Festival: Sloan Science and Technology Project Pitch
2023, 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.