The Hunt for Planet B
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The Hunt for Planet B captures the human drama behind NASA's high-stakes Webb Telescope, due to launch in October 2021—the most ambitious space observatory ever built. The film interweaves the creation of this massive machine with the story of a pioneering group of female scientists on a quest to find life beyond our solar system. What begins as a real-time scientific adventure turns into a deep meditation on our place in the universe. On the brink of seeing farther out than ever before, we find ourselves looking back at our own imperiled planet with new eyes.
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Credits
Director: | Nathaniel Kahn |
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Executive Producer: | Sandra Evers-Manly, Carleen Beste, Matt Mountain, Lawrence B. Benenson, Alberto Conti, Gerry Ohrstrom |
Producer: | Bonnie Hlinomaz, Nathaniel Kahn |
Cinematographer: | Robert Richman |
Editor: | Sabine Krayenbühl |
Sound Designer: | Robert Hein |
Music: | Paul Leonard-Morgan |
Principal Cast: | Sara Seager , Natalie Batalha , Jill Tarter, Amy Lo, Maggie Turnbull , Matt Mountain, Nick Lane , Natasha Batalha |
Additional Credits: | Co-Produers: Lisa Remington, Marya Flanagan, Visual Effects: Michael Wharton, Re-Recording Mixers: Tony Volante, Robert Hein, NASA Director of Photography: Michael McClare, Second Unit Director of Photography: Mark Gambol, Sound Recordist: Edward O'Connor |
Contact
Public Film Contact: | Bonnie Hlinomaz |
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Publicity Contact: | Susan Norget |
Sales Agent: | Josh Braun - Submarine Entertainment |