Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Radical Christopher Zalla, Trailer

Based on a true story, follows a teacher in a Mexican border town full of neglect, corruption, and violence, as he tries a radical new method to unlock their students' curiosity, potential - and maybe even their genius.

CREDITS

Director: Christopher Zalla
Screenwriter: Christopher Zalla
Producers: Ben Odell, Eugenio Derbez, Joshua Davis
Editor: Eugenio Richer
Director of Photography: Mateo londoño
Principal cast:
Eugenio Derbez
Daniel Haddad
Jennifer Trejo
Mia Fernanda Solis
Danilo Guardiola

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Technology
Mathematics

AWARDS

2023, 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.