Black Suns: An Astrophysics Adventure

Overview

BLACK SUNS: AN ASTROPHYSICS ADVENTURE is a documentary about chasing eclipses and science dreams. It chronicles the lives of two globetrotting African American astrophysicists, Dr. Alphonse Sterling and Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, as they follow the two solar eclipses that occurred in 2012. Dr. Alphonse Sterling of NASA, stationed in Japan, had early success in the US, but left his home country to further cultivate his wide-ranging interests. Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi of the Florida Institute of Technology, is a scientist who beat the odds of poverty, and a poor early education, to get where he is today. The film is hosted by award-winning cultural astronomer Dr. Jarita Holbrook.

Details

Status

Released

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Hakeem Muata Oluseyi,Dr. Alphonse Sterling

Director

Kelvin Z. Phillips

Writer

Kelvin Z. Phillips,Jarita Holbrook

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3147834