Rapid Motion Through Space: An Incomplete History of Speed

13.8 billion years ago, the Universe began with a bang. A Big Bang. And it has been expanding at an ever increasing speed ever since.

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2023 / 117min.

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Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

With input from an eclectic mix of scientists, engineers, sportspeople (and about thirty thousand snails) the film focuses on the many incarnations of speed and how it affects us all on land, sea, sky, space and even in our thoughts.

Directors

Trent Burton

Actors

Jim Al-Khalili

Robin Ince

David Gower

Helen Czerski

Andrea Dovizioso

Amy Dargan

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