At the Sundance Film Festival, the Alfred P. Sloan Prize was given to Mike Cahill’s I Origins.
Doron Weber, VP of programs at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, told Variety, “We are delighted to collaborate with Sundance Institute for the eleventh year in a row and to recognize Mike Cahill’s original and compelling I Origins as the winner of this year’s Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize.”
I Origins is about a molecular biologist who dedicates himself to uncovering evidence that could change society. The movie features Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Steven Yeun and Archie Panjabi.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize film prize is given “to outstanding feature films focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character.”
Along with the award for I Origins, Mike Cahill will receive a cash prize of $20,000. Cahill received a nod in years past for his film, Another Earth. He has also directed a documentary called Boxers and Ballerinas. His work for television includes involvement in a documentary series called Crittercam.
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