Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Starlight Marisa Torelli-Pedevska

When a young female scientist arrives at the University of Cambridge in 1919, she must choose whether to follow the rules or change the game altogether. Inspired by the life and career of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.

CREDITS

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Astronomy
Physics

AWARDS

2020, USC School of Cinematic Arts: Screenwriting Grant
2021, Museum of the Moving Image: Sloan Student Grand Jury Prize

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.