BLAST!

BLAST!

Directed by Paul Devlin
Produced by CLAIRE MISSANELLI & LOUISE ROSEN
BLAST! is a spectacular and suspenseful story of space exploration.

Videos

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 and 60 minutes

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.)
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,
Language
English

Photos

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