Cosmic Africa , a co-production between Cosmos Studios, Land Pictures and Anne Rogers is a unique 72 minute feature length documentary film that both explores and sheds new light on traditional African astronomy and in turn global understanding of the world’s oldest science. Cosmic Africa is directed and filmed by the multi-award winning duo, Craig and Damon Foster.
In developing the film, the team’s celestial quest put them in touch with chiefs, calendar specialists, diviners, healers, storytellers, nomads, shamans, sky lore experts, archaeologists, linguists and anthropologists from six different countries.
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Hubble’s Diverse Universe (2009)
USA, 38 min.
Director: Dean Tapia
http://www.imdb.com/video/withoutabox/vi4120512025?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1
The scientific research and experiences of six African American and three Hispanic American astronomers and astrophysicists are presented in this documentary. ‘Diverse’ refers to both the ethnic diversity of the scientists who appear in the film and the diverse set of astronomy topics explored. The film has four chapters: Science, Diversity, Mentoring and Outreach, and NASA’s Contributions. The astronomers discuss their scientific projects and the role of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in their research. They share what it takes to succeed as an astrophysicist and talk about the people who have helped them along the way. Though their lives have included challenges, they provide an inspirational message to future students of astronomy.