BLAST! (2008)

Directed by

Paul Devlin

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

G

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary that follows a team of astrophysicists as they launch a telescope on a high-altitude balloon from Sweden and Antarctica. It focuses on the scientists' personal experiences and the challenges they face while trying to answer questions about the universe's origins.

observationalcuriouspatientsuspensefulintimategroundedhumanisticquietly dramatic

What happens

BLAST! is a 2008 American feature-length documentary by Paul Devlin. The film follows a team of astrophysicists who launch a telescope, upon a high-altitude balloon from northern Sweden and again from Antarctica. The film follows the crew of scientists as they travel on a search to answer humankind's fundamental questions about the origins of the universe. The film avoids traditional narration and talking-head interviews, instead following events as they occur. The film focuses on the personal experiences of the scientists involved in the experiment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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