Astronomy Movies

Martinique Island, 1974. Inspired by the writings of the Martiniquais poet and politician Aimé Césaire (1913-2008), the dreamer Robert...

In a feast of colours and sounds, Mayan Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe makes a tour of 6 Mayan temples: San Gervasio, Chichen...

In an age when misinformation, alternative facts, and conspiracy theories have become mainstream, UFOs have risen to become one of the most-talked...

A dream Sci-Fi, set in Michael's world. The Astronomer and his Apprentice must make connection, but with whom and where? Where are they and will they...

A film about astronomy which also happens to show views of the ancient city of Winchester, before focussing on a particular house in the suburbs with...

Canada is leading the way when it comes to dark sky preservation and the fight against light pollution. See how dark sky preserves in Wood Buffalo,...

Armenian radio-engineer Arevik Sargsyan has struggled throughout her life to preserve ROT54, a giant telescope built by her uncle in the 1980s. But...

A short documentary about an engineer in a Chilean observatory.

An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop.

Shot on 16mm celluloid across parts of New Zealand and Samoa, interdisciplinary artist Sam Hamilton’s ten-part experimental magnum opus makes...

A team of international scientists attempt to document the first-ever image of a black hole.

Today we cut the granite with diamond-cut blade as is one of the most difficult rocks to cut due to its hardness.How could the egyptians, if it was...

China's FAST (Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) can detect radio signals emitted tens of thousands of light-years away, and engineers...

A documentary chronicling the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo. Featuring interviews with leading scientists discussing Galileo's...

A short documentary of filmmaker Patricio Guzmán interviewing local astronomers.

Since it explored Pluto in 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft has been zooming toward NASA's most distant target yet. Join the mission team as the...

In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the...