Press Release
Astronomy Documentary featuring African American Astrophysicists at Reel Sisters
Dr. Jarita C Holbrook, astrophysicist/anthropologist/filmmaker, is on
her way to Brooklyn to screen her documentary film "Hubble's Diverse
Universe." Holbrook says, "There are embarrasingly few people of color
in astronomy and astrophysics. On the positive side, I know most of
them because there are so few." In 2009 through a NASA Education and
Public Outreach grant, Holbrook and Boags Productions made this film
which features only minority astrophysicists: African American and
Hispanic American. "The film is a tribute to what many people,
especially scientists, consider the greatest telescope ever made: The
Hubble Space Telescope. It is also about the minority astrophysicists,
their science, their struggles, and the role that NASA has played in
their lives." There are no stodgy scientists among this lively bunch!
HDU may be the first science documentary to screen in the history of
Reel Sisters. "My goal is to transform astrophysics by making it more
diverse. I hope that my film encourages diverse students to consider a
career as an astrophysicist."
Hubble's Diverse Universe
www.HDUMovie.com
Reel Sisters Film Festival
www.reelsisters.org
Saturday Oct 13 3:35 pm
Kumble Theatre
Brooklyn
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