Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Missile Man Niki Iyer

During the height of Indian space research in the 1970s and 1980s, a young Muslim aerospace engineer from a small fishing town battles political and religious conflict while ushering India into its nuclear age.

CREDITS

Written by Niki Iyer

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Physics

AWARDS

2024, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television: Screenwriting 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.