Projects - Sloan Science & Film

The Disappearance of Andy Waxman Till Osterland, 24:57

The mystery of memory—how it disappears and what remains of our identity when we lose it—is the tragic core of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ANDY WAXMAN. The main character loses his short-term memory after a car accident. he figures out a way to live with this brain disorder.

CREDITS

Directed and written by Till Osterland. Produced by Karen Dillon, Hank Norman, Ken Kristensen, and Michael Kaufman. Edited by Garrett Tezanos. Photographed by Trish Govoni. Music by Garrett Tezanos. Production design by Don MacLean and Seth Wachtel. Principal cast: Rain Phoenix (as Holly), Stephen Barker Turner (Andy).

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Psychology

AWARDS

2002, Columbia University School of the Arts: Production Award

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.