Eternal Sky

Story

Synopsis

How did time begin? Humanity has asked this question since the dawn of time. Six years in the making, Eternal Sky spans three continents following one of our time's most ambitious scientific endeavors. Did the Big Bang happen, or did something else occur? This feature documentary follows in the footsteps of Jim Simons and some of the world's leading astrophysicists as they seek to unravel the origins of time. Set against the remote Andes in the Chilean Atacama desert, the film tells an intimate story behind one of science's most competitive races: the hunt for the origins of time. In a unique, lyrical parallel, the film follows the lives of several Atacameno elders who bring an original vision of the cosmos, which offers viewers a mysterious, magical, and philosophical perspective. The coexistence between scientists and the local Atacameno culture is a confrontation between the mystical and the existential.

Director

Debra Kellner

Language

English

Release date

6 December 2022

Ensemble

Cast

• Jim Simons

  Self

• Marilyn Simons

  Self

• David Spergel

  Self

• Paul Steinhardt

  Self

• Brian Keating

  Self

• Carlos Aguilar

  Self

• Adrian T. Lee

  Self

• Jo Dunkley

  Self

• Graziella Colque

  Self

• Lyman Page

  Self

• Suzanne Staggs

  Self

• Mark Devlin

  Self