Small Town Universe Collaboration

With many thanks to our sponsors –  the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s Science, Technology and Research (STaR) Division, and the West Virginia Humanities Council –  we are thrilled to partner with Rescued Media  to host screenings in West Virginia/Appalachia of their award winning newest film Small Town Universe!

From Rescued Media:  Small Town Universe paints an intimate and captivating portrait of life in Green Bank, West Virginia, home to the world’s most sensitive radio telescope and the only U.S. town where Wi-Fi and cell phones are banned. In this uniquely radio-quiet community, scientists use the telescope to search for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence and advance the field of radio astronomy while residents navigate through pivotal moments of existence, forming deep connections with the universe, science, and one another.

Watch a trailer of the film: Small Town Universe from Rescued Media on Vimeo.

Small Town Universe premiered at the 2024 Cleveland International Film Festival and won the CIFF Global Health Award.  The film screened at the Mimi Theater and also at the Great Lakes Science Center directly after the 2024 solar eclipse.  It continues to screen and win awards at Film Festivals around the country.

We are excited to announce the following locations and dates for our new program  – “Stories with STEAM The Appalachian Circuit featuring Small Town Universe”! 

WVU Morgantown   March 7, 2025

WVU Tech Beckley   March 10, 2025

Marshall University Huntington   March 12, 2025

The Clay Center Charleston   March 13, 2025

Each event will include a screening of the film – free and open to the public, and the chance to join our growing conversation about the importance of community, compassion, connection, and our place in the Cosmos.  Following the screening, you can share your thoughts and questions with Director Katie Dellamaggiore and a panel of people from the film, local scientists, humanity scholars, and others.  Each location will have its own unique opportunities – so stay tuned for those details as well!

 

Support for Small Town Universe provided by:

  • Catapult Film Fund
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • New York State Council on the Arts
  • Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, with support from Sandbox Film
  • The Gotham Film & Media Institute and HBO Documentary Films | New True Stories Grant
  • The Rogovy Foundation
  • Tribeca Film Institute
  • West Virginia Humanities Council
  • Women Make Movies Production Assistance Program

For more information about Small Town Universe, visit https://vimeo.com/928829091.  To inquire about how to host a screening in West Virginia or the Appalachian Region, please email us at deanaw.wvallstar@gmail.com.

If you get a chance to see the film we would love your feedback! Scan this QR Code (link here) to let us know what you think on the linked form.  Thank you so much for sharing your responses and any ideas on how and/or where to share the film!