"Messengers" movie screening

The UM Physics and Astronomy Graduate Students Association (PAGSA) invites you to the screening of Jeffrey Zablotny’s movie "Messengers"

"Messengers" is a poetic exploration of three subterranean telescopes in remote regions of Canada, Japan, and Antarctica that reveal a new way of perceiving the universe from within.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with leading researchers in particle physics and astrophysics.

Feel free to come early to grab snacks and explore real-life particle physics equipment with students and researchers, starting at 6pm.

About the documentary

"Messengers" is a 2025 documentary by director Jeffrey Zablotny. It was shot in cooperation with the groundbreaking particle physics collaborations SNO+ (Canada), Super Kamiokande (Japan), and IceCube (Antarctica). As each surreal subterranean facility is explored in order of physical size, the film gradually reveals how these environments not only intersect with the natural world, but can also be seen as extensions of the unconscious mind – monuments to our questions about the universe.

Following the journey of neutrinos from a black hole, "Messengers" serves as a tactile meditation on human scientific endeavor, the vastness of geologic time, and the shadowy depths of the unconscious.

The film was an official selection for the Visions du Réel, a renowned international film festival presenting audacious and singular works that push the boundaries of documentary filmmaking, and won recognitions such as the Science New Wave Award in New York.

The documentary is 45 minutes in length.

More information about the documentary is available on Jeffrey Zablotny's website.

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