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Founded in 1934, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic, not-for-profit grant making institution based in New York City. Sloan's program in Public Understanding of Science, Technology & Economics supports various media to commission, develop, produce, and distribute new work mainstreaming science and technology to reach a wide, non-specialized audience. Watch award-winning Sloan short films here.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

This documentary reveals the Hedy Lamarr hidden behind the famously beautiful Hollywood star's glamorous image: a technological trailblazer whose inventions form the basis of modern WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth systems.

BlackBerry

BlackBerry

The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

    Beneath Hill 60

    Beneath Hill 60

    In 1916, the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company is tunneling beneath German fortifications and bunkers to detonate massive explosive charges.

    Bat Boy

    Bat Boy

    One day, when his beloved bats go missing, Andre enlists the help of a jaded biologist to find out what happened.

      Basmati Blues

      Basmati Blues

      A scientist creates genetically modified rice and is sent India to sell it to rural farmers.

      Another Earth

      Another Earth

      On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar System, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.

      Ammonite

      Ammonite

      Acclaimed paleontologist Mary Anning works alone selling common fossils to tourists to support her ailing mother, but a chance job offer changes her life when a visitor hires her to care for his wife.

      Agora

      Agora

      In Roman Egypt toward the end of the fourth century AD, a slave turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of finding freedom while also falling in love with his master, the great female astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria.

      After Yang

      After Yang

      In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.

        Adventures of a Mathematician

        Adventures of a Mathematician

        Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam helps create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.

        Adam

        Adam

        Adam, a lonely man on the autism spectrum, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor Beth.

        A Birder's Guide to Everything

        A Birder's Guide to Everything

        Teenaged birding fanatic David Portnoy takes an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.

        2030

        2030

        In a near future Vietnam where global warming and rising seawater levels have forced cultivation to be done on floating farms, a strong-willed woman has to make a critical decision about her ex-lover, a suspect of her husband's murder.