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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN invites you to a special
virtual screening of Picture a Scientist!
Register for the live conversation on March 24th at 3pm ET here.
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PICTURE A SCIENTIST is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. A biologist, a chemist and a geologist lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, overcoming brutal harassment, institutional discrimination, and years of subtle slights to revolutionize the culture of science. From cramped laboratories to spectacular field sites, we also encounter scientific luminaries who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.
- Year2020
- Runtime97 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereTribeca Film Festival
- DirectorIan Cheney & Sharon Shattuck
- ProducerManette Pottle, Ian Cheney, Sharon Shattuck
- Executive ProducerAmy Brand
- Co-ProducerOluwaseun Babalola, Irene Yadao
- EditorNatasha Bedu


SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN invites you to a special
virtual screening of Picture a Scientist!
Register for the live conversation on March 24th at 3pm ET here.
Are you a student, faculty member or librarian?
Click here for information about how you can access the film.
PICTURE A SCIENTIST is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. A biologist, a chemist and a geologist lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, overcoming brutal harassment, institutional discrimination, and years of subtle slights to revolutionize the culture of science. From cramped laboratories to spectacular field sites, we also encounter scientific luminaries who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.
- Year2020
- Runtime97 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereTribeca Film Festival
- DirectorIan Cheney & Sharon Shattuck
- ProducerManette Pottle, Ian Cheney, Sharon Shattuck
- Executive ProducerAmy Brand
- Co-ProducerOluwaseun Babalola, Irene Yadao
- EditorNatasha Bedu