STAR MEN: A documentary

This week I was lucky enough to go to the Cambridge film festival in the UK. I only got to go to the opening night, but I got to see one of their highlight movies, a documentary called STAR MEN. It's a documentary that follows around four British astronomers, all now in their 70's, who all worked as astrophysicists in the USA after their PhD's. The group consists of the physicists Donald Lynden-Bell, L.W.Sargent, Roger Griffin and Nick Woolf.

In the film, the group have all reunited together for a reunion, a trip back to where they worked in America, to catch up and see what has changed. They travel to several of Americas biggest telescopes, ones that they used for their research. They also trace some of the journeys they did during their time in the USA, as they drove off exploring the amazing landscapes.

The documentary was absolutely brilliant. It was amazing seeing what astrophysics research was like 50 years ago. It was also really interesting to see how all of these people's lives have changed over their careers. There's some really funny parts and also some quite sad bits. Overall, the film is a great watch, so check it out if you can.

The documentary doesn't yet have details on a general release, but if you ever get the chance to watch it, it's is brilliant. You can find out more on the film's website http://www.starmen.space/