BLAST!
New York Theatrical Premiere
The 2008 documentary film BLAST! follows a team of scientists, led by Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Mark Devlin, in their attempts to figure out how galaxies form by launching a revolutionary new telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon.
June 11, 2009
Premiere with astrophysicists Mark Devlin, Barth Netterfield, and distinguished panelists.
IFC CENTER
323 Sixth Ave (at 3rd St) NY, NY 10014
7:00 p.m.
For confirmed time, please check back on the BLAST! website.
June 12 - 18, 2009
5 screenings per day, plus Q&As with Filmmakers, Mark Devlin and guest astrophysicists.
CINEMA VILLAGE
22 East 12th St (between University Place & 5th Ave) NY, NY 10002
212 924-3363
For a complete list of confirmed screening times, please check back on the BLAST! website on June 1.
“In a rare combination of content and storytelling, BLAST! treats the viewer not only to the fruits of cosmic discovery but to the fits and starts of dedicated scientists who navigate paths of research that enable it.”
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist and Host of NOVA science NOW
“We experience the scientists’ hopes, tensions and frustrations as their goal of charting distant galaxies is threatened by arctic conditions, damaged mirrors, lost hard drives and polar bears.”
- Ian Johns, The Observer (U.K.)
Read more about Mark Devlin's work on BLAST in Penn Arts and Sciences Magazine and watch an audio slide show about the project.
Click here for more information about the BLAST! NYC screenings.