The full length documentary about our 2023 RV Neil Armstrong is now complete and premiering at the Raw Science Film Festival in NYC October 24!
The National Science Foundation-funded feature documentary A Map of the World in Time will premiere at the Raw Science Film Festival in New York City this fall. RSFF “…is an annual event that brings together people across science, technology, entertainment and media from across the world to showcase best in class film and media from around the globe.” A Map of the World in Time has been licensed for global streaming through Amazon Prime and Proquest, the latter bringing the film to over 23k libraries and universities around the world.
Over the course of 34 days at sea deep in the arctic circle, aboard the Research Vessel Neil Armstrong, the wages of knowledge are explored. The ship's mariners and scientists reflect on their life at sea, as they attempt to gain a greater understanding of climate change both past and present.
"The ocean is magnificent in all its states, and here we have the story of an oceanographic expedition set against the ethereal background of summer in the Arctic. Scientists set out on Research Vessel Neil Armstrong for a 5-week cruise to Baffin Bay to map and sample the seafloor. The science goals are to better understand the climate since the last ice age, and hence, to better understand where we are headed today. However, this movie is not about the details of the science, but about the operations of the ship involving weather, heavy equipment over the side, and in particular, the personalities and interactions among the crew and the scientists. The cinematography makes it almost as good as being there."
Dr. Lloyd D. Keigwin, Emeritus Research Scholar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution