The Faraway, Nearby: Joe Weber and the Pursuit of Gravitational Waves

Directed by Paula M. Froehle
PG
2026    78m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary)
In a world that celebrates breakthroughs but often punishes those who reach too soon, Joe Weber's story forces us to ask: how do we treat visionaries when their timing is off? And what do we owe the people who go first?

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  • Mark CzoskeJoe Weber
  • Kip ThorneHimself
  • Rana AdhikariHimself
  • Rainer WeissHimself
  • Nergis MavalvalaHerself
  • Alan LightmanHimself / Writer
  • Lia HalloranHerself
  • Silas RienerHimself
  • Paula M. FroehleDirector / Writer
  • Hussain CurrimbhoyProducer
  • Steven H. CohenProducer
  • Samuel J. RongEditor
  • Mark WilkeningSound Designer

 

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