The D-Word: Documentary Films: BLAST!

Video: Trailer

Overview

Genre

Docu-Drama, Adventure, Science, Religion, and Suspense

Synopsis

Five-time Emmy Winner Paul Devlin (SlamNation, Power Trip), follows his brother, Mark Devlin, PhD to five continents, from the Arctic to the Antarcticto launch a revolutionary new telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon. They hope to look back in time to reveal a hidden Universe of never-before-seen starburst galaxies, providing clues to the Evolution of Everything. From catastrophic failure to transcendent triumph, their adventure exposes the surprising real life of scientists.

Stage

finished

Running time

74 or 60 minutes

Links

Official Website

BLAST! Official Website

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Other sites

BLAST! Website

Credits

Paul Devlin ... Director, Producer, Editor

CLAIRE MISSANELLI ... Producer

LOUISE ROSEN ... Co-Producer

JULIE ANDERSON ... Consulting Producer

RICHARD MARTINEZ ... Composer

LAURA MINNEAR ... Co-Editor

Production Details

Prod. Co.

DevlinPix

Country

United States

Locations

USA, Canada, Sweden, Antarctica

Prod. Partners

CLAIRE MISSANELLI, LOUISE ROSEN, JULIE ANDERSON, Mark Devlin, PhD

Distribution Details

Release year

2009

Festivals

Sheffield Doc/Fest, Hot Docs Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Vedere La Scienza Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Edinburgh Science Festival, Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival, Rochester High Falls

Awards

Best Documentary (Vedere La Scienza Festival) , Official Selection (Hot Docs Film Festival), Offcial Selection (Florida Film Festival), Official Selection (Sheffield Doc/Fest), Official Selection (Hawaii International Film Festival), Official Selection

Broadcast (Prod.)

PBS, BBC World News, WDSC, WHYY, NJN1, WNED, WPT, NJN2, KVCR, KWSU, NHK/MICO Japan, VPRO/Netherlands, DR/Denmark, Discovery Canada, YLE FST5 Finland, BBC Four Storyville, SVT2 Vetenskapens värld,

Broadcast (Acq.)