Alice Winocur’s Proxima uses the astronaut film to show how mothers in professional setting have to both prove themselves in male-dominated environments and be a caring, supportive mom. This topic is somewhat rare on screen, bringing to mind the 1987 hidden gem Baby Boom.
Science on Film
Ep. 10: October Sky
Episode 10 begins a mini-series covering movies about space exploration. Our first film in this series is Joe Johnston’s October Sky. For this discussion, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith and Associate Editor Brett Pardy October Sky is based on the true story of future NASA scientist Homer Hickam’s 1950s high […]
‘Authenticity above all’: Todd Douglas Miller on Apollo 11
Director Todd Douglas Miller discusses his documentary Apollo 11 about the historic mission to the moon, sifting through archival footage, offering new perspectives, and getting the sound right.
Laura Nix on Inventing Tomorrow: ‘They’re trying to literally save where they live’
Nix discusses her documentary Inventing Tomorrow, which follows a diverse group of students at a science fair who are working to benefit where they live.
Sundance review: An Inconvenient Sequel never proves necessary
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power is an unsatisfying followup to An Inconvenient Truth, more interested in Al Gore himself than the multi-faceted approaches needed to mitigate climate change.
Review: April and the Extraordinary World is a wonder
April and the Extraordinary World is an immersive science fiction narrative, but it’s also a thoughtful reflection on our own world.