The Rare Connections Film

Rare Connections is a feature-length independent documentary film centered around the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), the state-of-the-art U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility becoming operational in 2022 at Michigan State University (MSU). Using this extraordinary moment in the history of science, the film looks behind the curtain and through the lens of deeply human elements into the world of science, scientists, staff, and the connections of science, arts, and society. Through non-traditional storytelling, this film makes physics and the process of science accessible, showcasing the many diverse journeys and lives in the world of science, and challenging stereotypes as the beginning of a new era of nuclear science and its beneficial impacts to society are unveiled.