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"Brilliant! Absorbing! Unexpected twists and turns!"
The New York Times
"This adventuresome spin on breakthrough science should wow ’em!"
Variety
"The film BLAST! is terrific! Fact is stranger than fiction - you could not have written a better script."
Ira Flatow, NPR – Science Friday
This scientific adventure from BBC's "Storyville" is packed with suspense and excitement as it explores both the heartbreak and the glory of unraveling the secrets of outer space.
Astrophysicist Dr. Mark Devlin (the filmmaker’s brother) risks it all in search of answers, launching revolutionary telescopes on NASA high-altitude balloons. Across 5 continents, from Arctic Sweden to Antarctica, the rarely-seen true life of scientists is exposed – failures, triumphs and sacrifices. It’s a voyage that will take you around the world and across the Universe.
BLAST! premiered at Hot Docs and then theatrically at the IFC Center in New York City, The film was broadcast internationally on BBC, PBS, NHK, Discovery Canada, VPRO (Netherlands), YLE (Sweden), DR (Denmark), etc.