BLAST!

Directed by Paul Devlin
Produced by CLAIRE MISSANELLI & LOUISE ROSEN

BLAST! is a spectacular and suspenseful story of space exploration.

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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

Prod. Co.: DevlinPix
Country: United States
Locations: USA, Canada, Sweden, Antarctica
Prod. Partners: CLAIRE MISSANELLI, LOUISE ROSEN, JULIE ANDERSON, Mark Devlin, PhD

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 vÃ¤rld,
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 vÃ¤rld,
Language: English