TO BREAKTHROUGH

“To Breakthrough” is a short film created for The Breakthrough Prize Foundation as part of their “Heroes of Science: Breakthrough Filmmakers Challenge” – a new competition created to promote and support the development of films dedicated exclusively to science and scientists.

This short features the research of Dr. Youle and his incredible work elucidating a quality control pathway that clears damaged mitochondria and thereby protects against Parkinson’s Disease.

About the Breakthrough Prize

For the ninth year the Breakthrough Prize, renowned as the “Oscars of Science,” will recognize the world’s top scientists. Each prize is $3 million and presented in the fields of Life Sciences (up to four per year), Fundamental Physics (one per year) and Mathematics (one per year). In addition, up to three New Horizons in Physics Prizes, up to three New Horizons in Mathematics Prizes, and up to three Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prizes are given out to early-career researchers each year. Laureates attend a gala award ceremony designed to celebrate their achievements and inspire the next generation of scientists. As part of the ceremony schedule, they also engage in a program of lectures and discussions.

EASTPOINTE

When a quiet suburb of Detroit is sued by the Department of Justice, a long history of racial tensions is unearthed and an historic election takes place.

"Eastpointe" is the story of a community coping with demographic change in the United States. When the United States Department of Justice sued the small town of Eastpointe and alleged their election systems were racist, the town balked at the accusation. After tense negotiations, both parties agreed to allow ranked choice voting to be the remedy, a historic first for a Voting Rights Act case.

Our film follows the DOJ officials, community members, and candidates during this historic election.

WHERE LAND ENDS

On a mile-by-two-mile island off the coast of Massachusetts, the last student of Cuttyhunk island’s one room schoolhouse, Gwen Lynch, is graduating and the school will close. “Where Land Ends” is an intimate portrait of a girl coming of age in a place that will cease to exist when she leaves it — and follows a community, which cherishes being lost in time, grappling with change.

Where Land Ends Premiered at the Woods Hole Film Festival and will continue to appear in festivals throughout 2022.