CinemaOSMovie · 2024 · 1h 18m · PG

The Faraway Nearby

Would you risk it all for a chance at being the first to make a discovery, even if it consumed your life? Physicists, artists, and other creatives explore the emotional side of discovery and question whether the risk is worth the journey.

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The Faraway Nearby follows the tragic life of pioneer physicist Joseph Weber, whose pursuit of gravitational waves takes him on a dizzying journey from the height of acclaim to the depths of despair and disdain when he breaks the cardinal rule of science and clings to his ideas though his results can't be duplicated. Physicists, artists, and other creatives explore the emotional side of discovery and question whether the risk is worth the journey.

Directed byPaula M. Froehle

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Language
EN
Released
March 20, 2024
Budget
$850,000
Studios
Opal Pictures

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The Faraway Nearby trailer

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Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring

Mark Czoske

Joe Weber

Kip Thorne

Kip Thorne

Himself

Rana Adhikari

Himself

Rainer Weiss

Rainer Weiss

Himself

Nergis Mavalvala

Herself

Alan Lightman

Himself

Lia Halloran

Herself

Silas Riener

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Paula M. Froehle
Written by
Paula M. Froehle
Alan Lightman
Produced by
Hussain Currimbhoy
Steven H. Cohen

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