Medium:
Film, 13 min.
Abstract:
1930, Madras, India. On a steamship to England, 19-year-old Indian physics prodigy, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar makes a paradigm-shattering discovery about the life cycle of stars: a discipline pioneered by Sir Arthur Eddington, the world’s most famous astronomer and Chandra’s new advisor. After years of work under his mentor's watchful eye, Chandra presents at a public forum, only for Eddington to denounce his protégé and his work. A half-century later, after a more conservative career, Chandra is awarded the Nobel Prize for the work begun on board that ship to England. Grounded in his recorded memories, “Shattering Stars” alternates between realistic and imaginary animation.
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