Naming Pluto
Naming Pluto
United Kingdom, 2008, 13 Minute Running Time
Topic: History
Language: English
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT AWARD WINNER, SECOND PLACE
In 1930, American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovers Planet X. Across the Atlantic, 11-year-old Venetia Burney becomes the only child in the world to name a planet. 77 years later, she gets the opportunity to see Pluto through a telescope for the first time.
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DIRECTOR: Ginita Jimenez
Producer: Ginita Jimenez
Editor: Hal Watmough, Richard Laker, John Holloway
Screenwriter: Ginita Jimenez
Music: Moritz Schmittat
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