Small Town Universe

Small Town Universe shares stories of love, loss, resilience, hope, scientific discovery, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Green Bank, WV, a small town with a big telescope. STU debuted this past April at the 2024 Cleveland International Film Festival in the historic Mimi Theater, where it won the Global Health Award, and was part of the Solar Eclipse day events that were made possible by a partnership between CIFF, the Great Lakes Science Center, and NASA’s Glenn Research Center. It has since gone on to screen at multiple film festivals, winning awards and audiences’ hearts across the country and beyond.

In addition to featuring the Green Bank Observatory and many people from the surrounding community in the film – including Charleston natives Dr. Karen O’Neil (previous Director of the Green Bank Observatory) and Michael Holstine (former Facility/Project Engineer and Business Manager at the GBO during the filming), and local Marshall University Physics graduate student, Ellie White – Dellamaggiore worked with many talented film production crew members from West Virginia including cinematographer/filmmaker Tijah Bumgarner who is also a Marshall professor and Director of MU’s new Filmmaking Program.

Conversation and Q & A with Director Katie Dellamaggiore, film subject Ellie White and other guests to follow screening.

This event is free. RSVP is highly recommended.