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DAMON LAGUNA
FILMMAKER
THIS WILD ABYSS
SHORT FILM | 2022 | 23 mins
A former cowboy turned janitor with an eighth-grade education, Milt Humason forms an unlikely friendship with astronomer Edwin Hubble and assists him at Mt. Wilson Observatory, a partnership that leads to their discovery that the universe is expanding.
Directed by Thomas Mendolia
Produced by Damon Laguna, Matthew Carlson, Alexandra Cheng, Beidi Wang
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award - Winner, 2019
LA Shorts International Film Festival - Official Selection, 2022
SCAD Savannah Film Festival - Winner - Best Student Short, 2022
Sedona Film Festival - Winner - Most Inspirational Short Film, 2023
Magnolia Independent Film Festival - Winner - Best Student Short, 2023
PRESS & NEWS
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Award - Winner, 2019
LA Shorts International Film Festival - Official Selection, 2022
SCAD Savannah Film Festival - Winner - Best Student Short, 2022
Sedona Film Festival - Winner - Most Inspirational Short Film, 2023
Magnolia Independent Film Festival- Winner - Best Student Short, 2023
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